ATM withdrawals are on the rise, but can cash retake its crown in the UK?

Hasan Dabanli, at Head Chef Cafe and Restaurant, gives customers a 5% discount if they pay in cash. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

At Shotton Cards, on the town’s high street, Lynne Whitehouse, 75, is stuffing her change back into her purse. “It’ll be the worst thing they ever do if they get rid of cash,” she says.

“I pay cash as much as I can,” she adds. “If I can get cash out, I’ll use it.