50% of people ‘recently visited places which did not accept or discouraged cash’

Convenience stores came top in the survey as the most popular place where people used cash (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Archive)

Half (50%) of people have recently been somewhere that did not accept cash or discouraged its use, a survey has found.

The survey forms part of ATM and cash access network Link’s research to understand how and where people are using cash.