Is it time to ditch 1p and 2p coins?
Ireland is aiming to stop producing 1 and 2 cent coins – to get there it wants to encourage shops to round prices down or up to the nearest five cents. Should we aim to ditch copper coins in the UK too? Which is nearest to your view?
Ireland is aiming to stop producing 1 and 2 cent coins – to get there it wants to encourage shops to round prices down or up to the nearest five cents.
Should we aim to ditch copper coins in the UK too? Which is nearest to your view?
Results
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway |  |
29 votes (22%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
26 votes (20%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
44 votes (34%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
22 votes (17%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
10 votes (8%) |
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway | |
266 votes (32%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
182 votes (22%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
249 votes (30%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
100 votes (12%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
44 votes (5%) |
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway | |
1442 votes (32%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
1021 votes (23%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
1346 votes (30%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
461 votes (10%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
239 votes (5%) |
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway | |
1827 votes (24%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
1876 votes (25%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
2808 votes (37%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
774 votes (10%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
309 votes (4%) |
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway | |
1472 votes (19%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
1546 votes (19%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
4111 votes (52%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
547 votes (7%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
272 votes (3%) |
| Ditch them – I never bother with coppers now anyway | |
792 votes (15%) |
| Ditch them – sad to see them go, but it’s about time | |
984 votes (19%) |
| Keep them – it’s just a recipe for prices to go up | |
2925 votes (57%) |
| Keep them – they’re part of our heritage | |
316 votes (6%) |
| I don’t care either way | |
159 votes (3%) |
26,199 votes received.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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