in the last 3 weeks got 3 dud coins...i suspect polish bus drivers of passing them as all 3 have been found after using buses drove by polish drivers. 2 other members of family also caught out and also suspected polish bus drivers.... anyone else having same problem.? (northeast england)
2006-11-19 08:50:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, not in London
2006-11-19 08:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I collect coins and banknotes and I have a couple of forged £1 coins they are not lead but a base metal softer than a genuine coin and with a gilt finish, you can tell they are fake because if you try and cut the edge of a fake with the edge of a real coin it will leave a nick on the edge I have had one of these coins for several years and I suspect that there is some one in your area passing them off on public transport it may well be that the Polish drivers do not have the experience to tell the difference and who ever is passing these on knows this. I live in Wales so this is a national problem not just confined to your area
2006-11-19 17:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by barn owl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got a fake 2 pound coin in London. Apparently the gold rubs off them so check the side of your 2 pound coins when you get them.
2006-11-19 16:58:14 · answer #3 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was given one on a bus as change but i didnt notice. then when i caught the bus home (it was the same driver) he said he couldnt accept the coin, i had no other money availible and i had to walk 2.5 miles home in the rain.
2006-11-19 16:55:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes work in the bar at functions. Quite a few people had them last night, so there must be quite a few around. Live in Leicestershire.
2006-11-19 16:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in the retail industry in Scotland and they have been a common problem here for a while.
2006-11-19 18:46:59 · answer #6 · answered by Belinda E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i once got a piece of lead in my chicken sandwich which I bought off a pole, he said it was the zinc in the chicken
2006-11-19 16:52:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
last week i got a ten bob note,
but i don`t mind cos it was
change from a guinnea
2006-11-19 16:52:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wouldnt put it past them - conning barstards !!!
2006-11-19 16:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by starlet108 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋