I came across this site by accident and having seen various questions regarding the old 20 pound notes, perhaps this will help.
The old 20 pound notes are no longer legal tender (ie you cannot use them after 30th June 2010). But for some time (undetermined time so far) after this date, local banks and post office here will still accept them ONLY if you have an account with them AND ONLY if you are depositing these old notes into your account OR you are paying your bills with these notes . They will NOT SWAP them.
You can also exchange them at the BANK of ENGLAND counter in person ( they said you can do this at any time - no time limit - it's forever and ever, even your great grand children can exchange them years later) or you can post them to an address they gave to exchange them by post. Have a look at this link www.bankofengland.co.uk
or search on google by entering : Old 20 pound notes .....and look for the Bank of England website or other sites the search came up regarding this issue.
Hope this helps and good luck !
A UK resident :)
The old 20 pound notes are no longer legal tender (ie you cannot use them after 30th June 2010). But for some time (undetermined time so far) after this date, local banks and post office here will still accept them ONLY if you have an account with them AND ONLY if you are depositing these old notes into your account OR you are paying your bills with these notes . They will NOT SWAP them.
You can also exchange them at the BANK of ENGLAND counter in person ( they said you can do this at any time - no time limit - it's forever and ever, even your great grand children can exchange them years later) or you can post them to an address they gave to exchange them by post. Have a look at this link www.bankofengland.co.uk
or search on google by entering : Old 20 pound notes .....and look for the Bank of England website or other sites the search came up regarding this issue.
Hope this helps and good luck !
A UK resident :)