Lidl stops taking cash at checkouts and puts up warning signs | UK | News


Budget supermarket giant Lidl has introduced a change at self checkouts which means shoppers cannot pay with cash.

The retailer, which is the second cheapest supermarket after Aldi according to Which? analysis, has put up signs in some of its shops informing shoppers that its self-checkouts no longer accept cash.

The warning signs placed next to checkouts say: “Self-checkouts are now card-only. You can still use cash at the till.”

Lidl first brought in self-checkouts at its tills in 2017, reducing the number of manned tills in turn. 

Customers can still use cash if they join a queue for a staffed till for the time being.

It comes after Tesco converted 40 cafes to card only in August and Asda was revealed to be running around 82 cash-free outlets across the UK and 267 cash-free petrol stations where customers must pay-at-pump using a debit card.

Just today, Natwest and Lloyds were forced to put out a statement after card payments went down across the UK for several hours, leaving many businesses unable to take payments and losing money.

Campaign Group Cash Matters has been lobbying on protecting cash payments for years.

It says: “New technologies are changing the way we pay, and cash remains the most attractive option for many. Because cash safeguards personal independence and freedom. Because cash ensures stable currency systems. Because cash is the most secure payment method. Because cash is resilient in times of crisis. Because cash offers privacy in a world of rising fraud and personal data collection. Because cash means tangibility and immediate comprehensibility in a world of bewildering virtual and digital signposts. Banknotes and coins reflect a nation’s identity and its magic moments, presenting its most significant people, landmarks and values to the world. In short: cash matters.”

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