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I'm sure travellers to the United Kingdom carrying an overseas/non-UK debit card can relate to this question.

Most cash machines start dispensing starting from £10 and in multiples of £10. That means if are just about to leave the United Kingdom and you just need £2-3, you will not only have to leave with £7-8 worth of heavy coins, but you also incur the unnecessary non-UK debit card exchange rates and foreign ATM charges for those unwanted £7-8. Are there cash machines in central London / Tube Zone 1 area which can dispense a crisp £5 note?

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Got it. Yes, there are, and there's even a handy website:

Link's ATM locator

which, when you click one on the map, will tell you if it supports 5 quid notes or not.

Checking the one I remember, it shows that indeed, the BT phone/ATM kiosk opposite Waterloo station entrance (address: Waterloo road, London, SE1 7LY) still dispenses 5 quid notes. :D

I'm sure others will reveal themselves with some searching, as this several year old article shows there were still 1400+ ATMs around then that dispensed them.

Mark Mayo
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