Plastic fiver

Blippers in Scotland will be used to these plastic fivers, but those who live in the rest of the UK may not have seen them before...

They are made of polymer and are crumple proof! They will be issued in England from September.

When they came out last year, they were selling on ebay for £100 each!

They are made in Wigton near Carlisle. We drove past the factory today on our way to Carlisle. The security is very tight indeed, as you can imagine!