Millions
of banknotes have been rushed to Scotland amid growing fears a Yes vote on
Thursday could trigger a run on the country's ATMs, it has been reported.
As
the future of the union hangs in the balance, Scottish businesses near the
border have also purportedly been moving their money into English accounts in
Cumbria.
Fearing
people will run to withdraw money and put it into English banks, the cash has
been moved to ensure the banks and , ATMs do not run out.
The
Bank of England prints bank notes and circulates them in high-security vans to
where they are needed, depending on the demand.
One
source told the The Independent there had not yet a surge in withdrawals: “We
have seen a big rise in customers coming in and asking us what would happen,
but there is no sign of any significant flow of deposits from north to south.”
Another
said: "We are, of course, monitoring the situation very closely from hour
to hour.”
Rob
Johnson, the chief executive of Cumbria's Chamber of Commerce, said many firms
were transferring funds from banks registered in Scotland to those
headquartered in England.
"We
know it's happening, but we can't give names," he told The Guardian.
"It's
inevitable that people would start to do this because uncertainty is something
businesses can't handle … It's not about businesses being pro or against
independence, it's businesses saying: 'There are some real issues here and we
don't know what's happening.'"
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