New £1 coin: Tesco to unlock every trolley as it misses deadline

Supermarket fails to convert carts in time, as warning comes of issues with parking meters and vending machines on TuesdayTesco is unlocking 100,000 of its coin-operated supermarket trolleys after the grocery giant failed to convert them in time for the launch of the 12-sided £1 coin on Tuesday.A Tesco spokesperson said: “We’re replacing the locks on our trolleys to accept old and new pound coins as well as existing trolley tokens. We will unlock all our trolleys while this pro