Car park ticket machines

All of the pay and display machines in Elgin’s car parks will be able to accept the new £1 coin from tomorrow.

The last machine was converted this evening.

The company contracted to carry out the switch has been endeavouring to meet the demand from councils across the UK, and still has more than 10,000 machines to adapt.

The new 12-sided coin was introduced by the Royal Mint on 28 March to counter the widespread counterfeiting of the round coin. Following the coin’s introduction there is a six-month period when the current round £1 and the new 12-sided £1 are in circulation at the same time. The current £1 coin will lose its legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.

Head of Moray Council’s Direct Services, Stephen Cooper, said he was pleased the changeover has been completed.

“I hope the wait hasn’t inconvenienced too many people,” he said.

“Although the machines have been able to take other coins such as 50p and 20p, I’m glad we’re all ready for the new £1.”

The machines will still be able to accept the round £1 coin until October 15.

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Moray Council area stretches from Tomintoul in the south to the shores of the Moray Firth, from Keith in the east to Forres in the west. The council and its 4,500 employees respond to the needs of 95,510 residents in this beautiful part of Scotland, which nestles between Aberdeenshire and the Highlands.

Famous for its colony of dolphins, fabulous beaches and more malt whisky distilleries than any where else in Scotland, Moray is a thriving area and a great place to live.

Headquartered in  Elgin, the administrative capital of Moray.