You may have heard people claim shops legally have to accept cash because it is “legal tender”, and that a store refusing cash is committing an offence. That’s not true.
Refusing cash in a shop is an offence. No shop or store can stop you buying with cash as it’s legal tender.It is legal for shops to not accept cash. Cash being legal tender has a narrow technical definition around repaying debts.with over 300 shares claims it’s an offence for a shop to refuse to take payment in cash, as it is legal tender.
The post says: “Refusing legal tender Cash is an offence! No shop or store can stop you buying with cash it is legal tender [sic]”. But this is not true. It is completely legal for individual businesses, such as shops, to decline certain forms of payment, like cash, or card.asking the government to make it unlawful for shops to refuse cash payments, it responded: “The government does not plan to mandate cash acceptance.
“While the government recognises the ability to transact in cash remains important to millions of people across the UK, particularly those in vulnerable groups, it remains the choice of individual businesses as to whether to accept or decline any form of payment, including cash or card. This may be based on factors such as customer preference and cost.”
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