Are euros accepted in England?

Are euros (especially coins) accepted in England at stores?

The last time I was in England was a few weeks before the Brexit vote (2016?). I honestly cannot remember whether or not euros were in common use at that time. Were they accepted in stores then and if so, are they being phased out now that the transition out of the EU is in progress?

 

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No, and I don't think they ever have been. Even when they were in the EU, they still used Pounds.

 

Correct. Google would have answered this question in like 3 seconds.

 

Though Britain was European Union they were NOT part of the Eurozone. They kept their own currency and the Euro was not legal tender there. (Ireland on the other hand did adopt the Euro)

 

Here's the deal with euros in the UK. The only places that will readily accept them are shops at airports and perhaps at shops located at the border crossing for the Chunnel (Eurotunnel) out of Folkestone to France. At the airports you will get your change back in pounds.

Oh, and be prepared to get a poor exchange rate. I was at Heathrow in London last month. I had euros as I had just flown in from Nice in the French Riviera. Cashiers warned me it is better to pay in pounds than euros because of the exchange rate but I told them it didn't matter as I was continuing on back to the States.

 

Your silly. It's pounds

 

I’ve never had an issue spending euros in certain shops in London. Obviously, the Pound is the local currency, but I’ve used USD and Euro almost interchangeably there for modest amounts. With that said, you’ll find yourself better suited by having Pounds readily available as they are accepted throughout London. Outside of the city, I’m not sure how receptive the smaller towns will be to Euro.

 

No it doesn't. There are tons of hits about how "some" stores take eruos, etc. Note posts 5 and 7.

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My question was...
Are euros (especially coins) accepted in England at stores?
Answer...In some stores yes!

 

Are you calling me a donkey? That’s very professional. And again NO, Euros are NOT accepted in England.

 

This is only a semi-professional forum. And EUROS ARE ACCEPTED IN ENGLAND! See post #5. (Perhaps now "WERE")

 

Although technically correct, my experience traveling throughout England tells a different story. I’ve used Euro and USD in most of the larger cities in England with little issue. The key is finding the shops that are willing to do so. In fact, I remember several stores blatantly advertising that they accept Euro and USD. Granted, these were touristy shops, but they still accepted the currency. I have used USD and Euro to purchase coins, food, and random gifts in multiple local shops in London. So saying that Euros are not accepted in England is only partly accurate.

 

Sorry my friend, but this is a very generic statement and I simply don’t agree. By the way, “Mexican Pesos are accepted in the United States.” Do you see where I am going here?

 

Actually Pesos might be accepted in areas close to the border that get a lot of cross border traffic. I see nothing odd in that at all. I have often spent dollars in Tijuana.

 

Let's just say one may find places here and there in Great Britain that will accept euros and even USD but you will be taking a decent loss by doing so due to the poor exchange rate that will surely be given.

In fact, this is quite likely why some merchants are willing to accept euro and USD to begin with- to give a poor exchange rate so they can pocket the difference while on the surface appearing to make life more convenient for you.

It is just best to exchange euros and USD at the outset at banks or currency exchanges that offer decent rates.

 

I wasn't asking if the euro was the official currency in England - duh you bunch of maroons! I was just asking if stores accepted euros too (i.e. in addition to the pound), because I couldn't remember from when I was there last.

 

Despite the less than fair exchange rate, it is a better-than-nothing way to dump some useless euro coins I have. Maybe.

 

I agree with this sentiment. However, the merchants at Heathrow said they could only accept euro notes and not euro coins. Success in acceptance will vary; some official currency exchanges do accept coins so that may be your best bet to offload them. That, or hold onto them until you or a friend plan a trip to a country that uses the euro as its primary currency.

 

Exactly. Thx.

 

Hey, I saw a YouTube video of a McDonalds that would not accept a $50 gold eagle in payment for a burger...

 

Completely unrelated, but just because a currency is legally accepted, doesn't mean it actually is.

In Cambodia in 2017, I found that I could only count on my USD being accepted if they were CRISP.

Trying to buy admission to Angkor Wat, I had a few bills with slight wear, and maybe a minor fold. They were flat-out refused until I produced some crispy, paper-cutting playing-card bills.