MollyJones
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Have just completed 3 weeks in England and Scotland without using any cash.
Between us, we had MrJones with 28 degrees for day to day and Amex for hotel security. I used an UP debit card, and BoM Amplify visa as a back up for just in case.
Used apple wallet/watch 99.9% of the time.
I also connected my UP card to my oyster card account for easy travel on the tube. So much quicker and easier than fumbling around with cards (PTV and MYKI take note).
There was only 2 occasions where cash would have been helpful - once when the card didn’t work in a paid loo at Covent Garden ( their machine wasn’t working so I explained my plight and the attendant let me in anyway) and once with a cab who had a card accepted sticker on his window but preferred cash.
He was paid with the card anyway.
In my regular day to day, I rarely use cash anyway so it wasn’t a change to my day to day practise anyway.
It certainly was doable and felt more secure than cash (or the ancient travellers cheques from my younger days)
Between us, we had MrJones with 28 degrees for day to day and Amex for hotel security. I used an UP debit card, and BoM Amplify visa as a back up for just in case.
Used apple wallet/watch 99.9% of the time.
I also connected my UP card to my oyster card account for easy travel on the tube. So much quicker and easier than fumbling around with cards (PTV and MYKI take note).
There was only 2 occasions where cash would have been helpful - once when the card didn’t work in a paid loo at Covent Garden ( their machine wasn’t working so I explained my plight and the attendant let me in anyway) and once with a cab who had a card accepted sticker on his window but preferred cash.

In my regular day to day, I rarely use cash anyway so it wasn’t a change to my day to day practise anyway.
It certainly was doable and felt more secure than cash (or the ancient travellers cheques from my younger days)