bluecoup Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 quite long at 10 mins a complete waste of police time but fair http://www.pugorama.com/8800-Penny-Prank-video1396.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 You can get done for doing that. Has been in courts before for paying fines in pennies..and yes they lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJames Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 That was awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Best I managed was a 50 quid clamping bill in 10p's a good while back. Thing is, where did he park the car, because if he was wrong he was wrong, and I really don't like towing companies anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk136 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 An ex-boss of mine told me a few years back, when he and his then-wife split up, he had to settle some payments to her to the sum of £5500 as part of the divorce settlement. He paid that in £1 coins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 For the UK: The Coinage Act 1971 laid down that coins denominated above 10 pence became legal tender for payment not exceeding 10 pounds, coins denominated not more than 10 pence became legal tender for payment not exceeding 5 pounds, and bronze coins became legal tender for payment not exceeding 20 pence. He speaks how I would imagine JustGav's avatar to speak. EDIT: Also, Are Scottish & Northern Irish notes legal tender? In short ‘No’ these notes are not legal tender; only Bank of England notes are legal tender but only in England and Wales. The term legal tender does not in itself govern the acceptability of banknotes in transactions. Whether or not notes have legal tender status, their acceptability as a means of payment is essentially a matter for agreement between the parties involved. Legal tender has a very narrow technical meaning in relation to the settlement of debt. If a debtor pays in legal tender the exact amount he owes under the terms of a contract, he has good defence in law if he is subsequently sued for non-payment of the debt. In ordinary everyday transactions, the term ‘legal tender’ has very little practical application.[/Quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Very interesting martini. Good post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 He speaks how I would imagine JustGav's avatar to speak. Avatar? That's my picture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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