COULD YOU LIVE WITHOUT CASH?

THREE years ago I was visiting family outside Stockholm. They gave me money for Christmas, but when I turned up at the bank, staff told me it didn’t deal in cash any more. I couldn’t even catch the bus to the next town that had a bank that took cash because I didn’t have the correct bank card. It was absolutely ridiculous.

C.B., Glasgow.

ALL that needs to happen is the banks’ servers go down for a day and everyone will be calling to bring back cash. I never buy on cards in shops. I even sent back my contactless debit card and got it changed to a normal one.

P.B., Wolverhampton.

I AM an artist in Sweden and the obsession with cards is killing my business. Card companies take 2.75 pc of every trade. I live in a village where the internet connection is so poor I sometimes lose online sales. I can’t cash in money so I have to pay a security firm to take it to a bank that accepts it. The UK should resist this with all of its will.

B.R., Arboga, Sweden.

THE only people who benefit from a cashless society are the bankers. Not only will they make money from each transaction but they will be in total control of it.

N.A., Colwyn Bay, Wales.

IT’S NOT just Sweden. I live in Finland and can’t remember the last time I used cash; it must be years. Everything is paid for with cards, online or phone apps.

L.M., Helsinki.

I LIKE card payments. It’s an easy and quick payment. You don´t have to wait in queues while people search for coins. I always save the receipts, so I know where the money has gone.

H.I., Shrewsbury.

I’M GOING to sound like a dinosaur but if you count out notes for shopping, it’s easier to keep track of what you spend.

J.M., Wrexham, Wales.

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