Why do so few English people trust Scottish money?

Because they're daft and don't read anything that's written on it. It is perfectly legal to use all notes issued by Scottish banks; arguments about legal tender or legal currency are purely semantics because in the real world there is not the slightest difference. Legal types may argue the toss all they want; in my pocket an English tenner is legal and so is a Scottish tenner.

Note for the guy who says it's easier to forge; no, it isn't. Scottish banks use similar methods of printing and design to the Bank of England. If it's rejected on those grounds it's purely because down south you don't see many and it's unfamiliarity which causes rejection, not a higher proportion of forgery.

Quite simple really - it is NOT legal tender, either in England or Scotland. But they ARE legal currency:

Scottish Banknotes are legal currency – i.e. they are approved by the UK Parliament. However, Scottish banknotes are not legal tender, not even in Scotland. Interestingly, no notes from any bank - including the Bank of England – are legal tender in Scotland. Only the £1 and £2 coins are legal tender there. HM Treasury determine which notes are legal tender. For more information on legal tender visit http://www.scotbanks.org.uk/legal_position.php. The new banknotes will not be any different from the old notes in this respect.

The Scottish Nationalist already have owned up long ago. As have even the Scottish Unionists. A majority in Scotland want greater powers and fiscal controls that you are on about. TNS poll December 2010 - Scotland to have full control over taxes (57%) and benefit payments (62%). You should be asking why the London Unionist parties are against this. They are the ones who do not support this. As you pointed out, the SNP run a minority government and require other backing to obtain the majority. (Lid Dem seemingly support some sort of federal UK but they have now proven themselves to be a waste of space that no one should give them the time of day)

Because it looks different. Ridiculously I have been told by a girl in a chip shop that she couldn;t take it, and I had to go over the road to get money from a cash point to buy my food. I would imagine that it is different in scotland because there are probably more english notes that circulate, than the number of scottish notes that circulate in england. I live in Wales and have worked in two shops over the past 5 years, and I have only had 2 scottish notes given to me at the till, and have only ever owned one myself, which I ended up paying into the bank to get rid of.

I agree with Beastie.

I have it on good authority that Scottish Banknotes are harder to forge since the Royal Bank of Scotland was absorbed into the English Banking system.

What about a portrait of Alex Salmond sitting on a prickly Scottish thistle wearing a kilt on the next issue of the next Scottish currency.

Would that help Scottish independence aspirations?

Something He and I passionately agree with.

There was a time over 50 years ago when a Scottish one pound note was worth just 19shillings 6 pence. That is 2.5% less than an English pound.

I personally have no problem with them. I used to have a shop and always took them without worrying.

I have had exactly the same experience with Manx (Isle of Man) notes these are legal tender in England and we accept English notes I even had a bureau de Change at Luton airport refuse Manx notes once when they are worth exactly the same as English and they handle currencies from all over the world

Haha, so true! I hate when I'm given scottish notes in my change, it makes me nervous, lol. They're not technically legal tender though: "Scottish and Northern Irish bank notes are issued by retail banks rather than a national central bank, and as such are technically promissory notes rather than legal tender. Furthermore, Bank of England notes are legal tender only within England and Wales and therefore also have the legal status of promissory notes in Scotland and Northern Ireland" :) xx

Im scottish and when im at the Shops (in scotland)ive been given english money and ive used it in other shops. English money is accepted in scotland and i wonder why it dosen't happen the other way around.

LETS FACE IT, BOTH SCOTTISH AND ENGLISH CURRENCY ARE THE POUND.

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Simple explanation. Scots notes tend not to be circulated south of the border so its probable that many people in England just don't recognise them. If they refuse your money, then refuse their business !