Costa Coffee branded 'ridiculous' after banning Scottish notes from dozens of stores

Costa Coffee staff in Northern Ireland have been told not to accept any Scottish £20 notes (Image: PA)

COSTA Coffee has been branded “absolutely ridiculous” after the business banned Scottish banknotes across its Northern Ireland stores, The National can reveal.

Bosses at the coffee chain have instructed staff not to accept any Scottish £20 notes, with branches also displaying posters at their tills warning customers that the legal tender will not be accepted.