There's a big difference between "accepts contactless" and "cashless", though. I live in London and still use cash exclusively for in-person transactions, and I

There's a big difference between "accepts contactless" and "cashless", though. I live in London and still use cash exclusively for in-person transactions, and I've never had a problem. I think London is just unusually accommodating when it comes to taking people's money. Quite a few of the big shops in Oxford Street accept paper Euros, which doesn't really fit the "going cashless" narrative.