Supermarket Tesco has made a bold decision following the introduction of the new 12-sided pound coin – it is to unlock its trolleys in around 200 stores until it can fit locks capable of handling the coins.
There’s a wider story at play, the pound, which comes into circulation on Tuesday 28 March, is incompatible with a lot of machinery designed for the round pound coin.
This could conceivably create widespread problems for the likes of vending machines, parking meters and more automated machines – the Automatic Vending Association (AVA) estimates that around 15% of vending machines to Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
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