WILL YOU SIGN UP TO WHICH? CASH FRIENDLY PLEDGE?

Big and small retailers with stores around the UK including Aldi, John Lewis and Lloyds Pharmacy have made a public commitment to accept cash as a method of payment by signing up to the Which? Cash Friendly pledge.

The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the UK’s already fragile cash system. The closures of bank branches and free-touse ATMs have continued at pace, while worries about the safety of handling notes and coins (since debunked by the Bank of England ) have led some businesses to refuse to take cash.

With life getting back to normal, Which? Have launched the Which? Cash Friendly pledge - a public commitment retailers can take to signal to customers that they welcome cash payments. The initiative has also been backed by leading retail associations that represent tens of thousands of UK stores across the country.

This includes The British Retail Consortium, Association of Convenience Stores, and the British Independent Retailers Association, which are all encouraging their members to sign up. The Federation of Small Businesses is also promoting the scheme to members that are keen to help customers pay in cash.

Retailers that have signed up to the pledge will display Cash Friendly logos around their stores and on their websites. Visit https://www.which.co.uk/ for more information.