Comment by pjc50
8 days ago
Cash is basically dead here already; it's been months since I needed to go to an ATM and I no longer carry coins, apart from a few pounds in the car for parking. But even then parking is mostly cashless (yes, annoying app problem). Even the compressed air machine at the petrol station takes £1 contactless. Street food vendors etc seem to have gone cashless so they can avoid the inconvenience and cost of cash handling (banks hate taking coins).
Used car? Bank transfer.
> Street food vendors etc seem to have gone cashless so they can avoid the inconvenience and cost of cash handling (banks hate taking coins).
It is also safer than carrying loads of money on you while you sell stuff on the street.
> Street food vendors
I think the other part is speed. They know the cost, type it into a machine and then tap to pay, onto the next customer!
You should start using it more, even in places where card payment is also possible.