London Banter - View Single Post - Does London Underground accept Euros anywhere?

Neil Williams · August 8th 10, 09:28 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Sun, 8 Aug 2010 13:58:29 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

Anybody is certainly fully entitled to refuse Scottish, Northern
Irish,
Manx or Channel Islands notes, as are they entitled to refuse
payment by cheque, Debit Card or Credit Card, as all of them
are equally not legal tender.

Anyone is entitled to refuse any payment of any kind for any reason
(so long as it is not a reason, e.g. racial discrimination, that is
against the law) so long as the payment is in a situation where no
debt exists.

Legal tender only applies to things like a meal in a restaurant, where
a debt exists at the time of paying because you've already eaten the
food. If you buy a Tube ticket, you're doing so in advance of the
journey, so no debt has occurred, so they may take or not take any
method of payment they wish. If you fare-dodge then are charged a
Penalty Fare, OTOH, a debt exists (as the travel has already occurred
and cannot un-occur) so the legal tender rules would apply.

Neil
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