With fewer people relying on cash and many shops refusing to accept it, we ask locals whether businesses should be required to take cash payments. What impact would this have on customers and traders?
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00:00It's an interesting question. I don't think shops should necessarily be forced to accept
00:06cash. It obviously becomes challenging for some people if nowhere accepts cash. That
00:13can be quite a challenge for some people in society. But I'm not convinced that compelling
00:18businesses to take cash is the answer.
00:21I think you should be able to pay cash and card because I like cash. As I got older I
00:27used my credit card to put petrol in. But I think to be told you've got to use a credit
00:31card is a bit naughty. I do think you should have a choice. To be told, I've gone somewhere
00:36and said we don't take cash. What if I hadn't got a credit card? Now I think that's a bit
00:41naughty. You should have a bit of both.
00:42I think eventually it's obviously easier for what they call companies and stuff to just
00:47use card because it's easier to bank and all that kind of thing. But you can't expect everyone
00:52to use something that they don't want to. I wouldn't know at that age how to use a card.