a banknote drive arrangement comprises a series of drive rollers which allow initial pivotting of a banknote during insertion of a banknote into a validator and also provide positive drive of a banknote out of the validator if the banknote is refused . the banknote drive arrangement includes at least two drive rollers which are always active and cooperate with respective passive rollers which are notched . the passive rollers lock against rotation in an infeed direction and freely rotate during ejection of a banknote .