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Feb 2023
Petition set up against Masham pub 'cashless' trial
A petition has been set up after a Masham pub started accepting card only payments.
The King’s Head, which is run by Greene King, has gone "cashless" as part of a trial led by the brewery.
However, punters at the pub have argued that the move has put off some customers who may only carry cash.
Arthur Plumpton told the Stray Ferret that he set up the petition because local customers had stopped going to the pub as they do not possess or use cards.
He said:
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Mr Plumpton added that many customers had only been informed a few days before it was implemented and that some believe a decision to go cashless “has already been made”.
Greene King told the Stray Ferret that a “small number” of pubs, which includes the King’s Head, had been chosen to trial card only payments as “a significant majority of payments are already by card”.
The company added that going “cashless” would allow it to provide a more efficient service.
A spokesperson for the King’s Head said:
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