I keep a few quid in my Mini, other than that I'm pretty much cashless just like my husband and people we both know.
Contactless cards are good, online banking, online shopping, even paying tips when eating out, all via card payments.
Someone I know works in the policies department for dot.gov and a cashless society is expected by 2020, yes, 2020
and this will kill the black economy overnight and be raking in billions extra every year in taxes and billions written off,
ie money people have via the black economy
Makes sense.
EG, our gardener, small flat in house conversion, the window cleaner, all get cash and both claim the dole as well.
Then you have the builders, mini cabbers, builders, plumbers, electricians, catering, etc,etc and then the big boys that deal in drugs and crime.
Cashless is better for the UK.
NB: Those that can't get a card as on low incomes, bad credit, bankrupt will get a government card linking it to the bank set up by the government to account for all money coming in and going out.