OAP Loses £80k After Leaving It On Car Roof

[matthewhotdude]

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/St...Of_?80,000_Cash_On_Car_Roof_In_Southend_Essex

Silly old fool how gutted he must be

 

[Lysander]

A grand mistake, there.

 

['Wes]

An 80 grand mistake, there.

Fixed.

 

[Spyhop]

He saved it over 40 years. Just think of the interest he's missed out on. Numpty.

 

[loopylou]

I found this really upsetting when I read this on the train this morning, very foolish, but utterly heartbreaking

 

[Greebo]

Didn't know you could be done for "theft by finding"?

I thought if you found something that somebody else lost, then that was the end of it.

 

[britboy4321]

Very foolish guy.

If he really wanted to keep it at home or work he should have just got it insured, which wouldn't have cost a massive amount ..

 

[britboy4321]

Didn't know you could be done for "theft by finding"?

I thought if you found something that somebody else lost, then that was the end of it.

No you are obliged to hand it in (after all, you could 'find' someones life saving medication), however if after 3 months no PROVEABLE claim comes in - it's yours hook line and sinker ..

Kids at my school found 4 grand in a cupboard drawer they found in a skip (!!). They got to keep it 3 months after handing it to police, money was probably 'hokey' as the skip owner remained suspiciously quiet!!.

 

[Burnsy2023]

Didn't know you could be done for "theft by finding"?

I thought if you found something that somebody else lost, then that was the end of it.

Nope, you need to make a reasonable effort to find the owner.

 

[jp_bl_68]

I thought if you found something that somebody else lost, then that was the end of it.

Aren't you supposed to hand it in to the police. If no one claims it then, eventually, it becomes yours.

 

[agnes]

He saved it over 40 years. Just think of the interest he's missed out on. Numpty.

That what I was thinking!!!

Old fool. Feel for him, however, brought it upon him self really.

ags

 

[norm]

I can understand not putting the money in the bank, but carting it back and forth to work. That's plain silly.

 

[steve-h]

Didn't sound like he was going to spend it anytime soon...

The question is... if you found 80K - would you give it back to him?

 

[Deiwos]

Didn't know you could be done for "theft by finding"?

I thought if you found something that somebody else lost, then that was the end of it.

Finders keepers is legally binding.

 

[jp_bl_68]

The question is... if you found 80K - would you give it back to him?

I'd hand it in but pray no one came forward to collect it.

 

[Greebo]

Nope, you need to make a reasonable effort to find the owner.

I sorta knew you were meant to find the owner and hand it into the police, didn't know it was against the law not to do anything to find the rightful owner and if you didn't then you could be done for theft.

You learn something new every day on ocuk forums.

 

[britboy4321]

Finders keepers is legally binding.

lol would be good. It's not true, but would be good.

 

[Deiwos]

lol would be good. It's not true, but would be good.

If you utter 'Finders Keepers, losers weepers' the law can't touch you*


* May not be true

 

[cm1179]

you gotta laugh really

 

[krooton]

That's what you get for being silly.