Is it time that we killed off cash?

IT’S reported that Visa is planning to give incentives to shops and restaurants to go cashless (Mail). My wife and I are not card averse and must spend a healthy five-figure sum annually on our Visa cards, but we do not use them for insignificant purchases and would never use contactless payment methods. Cash is not dead, and is not even poorly. If I ever encounter a business refusing cash because of Visa’s policy, I will cut up my credit card.

ED BROWN, Warminster, Wilts.

I AM looking forward to the day that cash goes the way of the chequebook and becomes obsolete. It’s so easy to simply tap my debit card to pay when I do the weekly shopping while all of my bills are dealt with by direct debits and standing orders, which I manage by online banking. I couldn’t understand all the excitement about the new £5 note and pound coin — they should be in a museum, not in my wallet. In fact, I can’t wait until technology has moved on to such an extent that I can have a payment chip implanted in my finger!

S. CAMPBELL, Glasgow. IF THE card companies want us to do away with small change, they should lead by example and stop quoting figures using tiny fractions of a penny.

B. SELLS, Heacham, Norfolk.

HOW are we expected to buy a single box of matches if cash is abolished? And what about charities, who rely on small change being dropped into their collecting boxes? Cash is the easiest way to control my spending. Each week, I withdraw a certain amount from the ATM and once it’s gone, it’s gone.

K.M. RILEY, address supplied.