A £100 note (and above) are very rare denominations. I've lived all four decades of my life in the UK and never saw one.

I've only seen two £50 notes in that time. The banks used to give them out when you withdrew a lot in cash, but have been iffy about that in later years because nobody trusts them - common among forgeries, apparently.

No, what is most likely they had is £20 notes - resulting in 500 of them. Around half a kilogram in notes - too thick to be a wad.

Edit: Maybe someone from down south could confirm, but £50/£100 are likely to be a bit more common down south, especially around London where everything is a ripoff. But certainly they're rare in Scotland.

[ Edited by KennyR 28.03.2019 - 13:20 ]