I still have old ￡50 with me and I do not stay in the UK but I am going to Manchester next week. How can I exchange the old notes to the new ones?
Some banks, building societies, and Post Offices may still accept the most recent of the notes withdrawn from circulation for deposit to customer accounts or exchange for current series notes. However, agreeing to exchange these notes is at the discretion of the individual institution.
All Bank of England notes from which legal tender status has been withdrawn remain payable at face value forever at the Bank of England in London. Any such notes may be presented for payment either in person during business hours, or sent by post.
Department NEX
Bank of England
Threadneedle Street
London
EC2R 8AH
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am until 3pm
The old John Houblon ￡50 notes ceased to be legal tender in April 2014, and most banks ceased to accept them for deposit from the end of October. To exchange them for current notes you need to send or take them to the Bank of England in London with the appropriate form completed - see this link for precise instructions of what to do: http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes...
Only exchanged now at the Bank of England, no bank will now take them since Oct 2014
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/...
I'd imagine a bank would exchange them for you.
You can't. They ceased to be legal tender over a year ago.
