The average purse or wallet contains £26, Post Office finds, despite claims of cashless revolution.

More than 95 percent of people still carry cash and fewer than 10 percent of people are ready to make the move to a cashless society, based solely on digital payments and online banking, the report found.

The study, which revealed that the average purse or wallet contains at least £26, backs recent claims that the cashless revolution has been exaggerated that that cash remains important part of everyday life across the country, and undermines claims from the UK credit card industry that the days of notes and coins are numbered.

It found that cash is still popular for paying for car parking, food shopping, handing out as pocket money and for spending on nights out and transport.

More than 20 percent of people also preferred cash for paying for services, such as window cleaners, and for making charitable donations.