You find a £20 note on the street...

Original post by James222

If it was in a envelope of some sort so the owner could be tracked I would hand it in.
But if just loose cash I would keep anything found less than £200

So you'd keep £150? That could make a massive difference to someones life. that could easily be rent or bills money or food they need for a month.

How much disposible income do you think people have?

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Jkizer

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If its just raw cash on the floor, ill pocket it

If it was in an envelope or in a wallet, i would be more incline to hand it in.

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James222

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Original post by Motorbiker

So you'd keep £150? That could make a massive difference to someones life. that could easily be rent or bills money or food they need for a month.

How much disposible income do you think people have?

Yea I would keep £150
If I dont take it someone else would. It depends on the situation if its in a well light area with CCTV probably easier to find the orginal owner

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Andy98

Original post by Motorbiker

So you'd keep £150? That could make a massive difference to someones life. that could easily be rent or bills money or food they need for a month.

How much disposible income do you think people have?

Let's be honest, if you don't know who dropped it you'd keep it because if you hand it in to the police anyone could claim it

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Reply 46

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by Stinkum

I don't need a £20 note that's lying on the ground in the street. I wouldn't give it a second look.

Just what kind of student are you? :hmmm:

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 47

cole-slaw

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I've found £20s plenty of times.

Hand it in? Don't make me laugh, no-ones going to come and claim it are they.

Reply 48

Rum Ham

I found £20 outside my local chapel years ago when I was walking my dog and I kept it. My mum always said "of all the people who could find it, it would have to be an atheist!" lol.

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Original post by James222

Yea I would keep £150
If I dont take it someone else would. It depends on the situation if its in a well light area with CCTV probably easier to find the orginal owner

Someone else may pick it up and hand it in. I think most people would if it was £150.

Original post by Andy98

Let's be honest, if you don't know who dropped it you'd keep it because if you hand it in to the police anyone could claim it

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I wouldn't keep it anyway. Not sure about others. And guessing people would need to say where it was dropped and maybe some rough details otherwise you could walk in daily and say you dropped £50.

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James222

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Original post by Motorbiker

Someone else may pick it up and hand it in. I think most people would if it was £150.

I wouldn't keep it anyway. Not sure about others. And guessing people would need to say where it was dropped and maybe some rough details otherwise you could walk in daily and say you dropped £50.

Hand it in to who ???
Your magic figure in 150 myne is 200

Reply 51

tehforum

Theft Act 1969 s2(c)

A person's appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest—....

(c)(except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps.

Reply 52

TimmonaPortella

Original post by muffingg

It's a note. The owner most likely wouldn't get it back ever. I'd keep it.

Completely different from if it was a wallet, phone, USB stick etc etc in which case I would hand it in or 'trace' the person from the item and contact him/her.

This.

Maybe the same for a 50, I'm not sure.

More significant sums I'd hand in. You can claim it back if the original owner doesn't claim it, anyway.

Except that if I found a massive bag of notes I'd most likely leave it completely alone, as someone said above.

Reply 53

plusC

Original post by tehforum

Theft Act 1969 s2(c)

A person's appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest—....

(c)(except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps.

tehlawyered

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username917703

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Original post by Motorbiker

So you'd keep £150? That could make a massive difference to someones life. that could easily be rent or bills money or food they need for a month.

How much disposible income do you think people have?

I would as well. I'd like to pretend I care about it being a dent in someone's wages but I don't really.

Reply 55

ChaoticButterfly

Original post by Yasmin25

I found £20 outside my local chapel years ago when I was walking my dog and I kept it. My mum always said "of all the people who could find it, it would have to be an atheist!" lol.

What of you're a diest? :cool:

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Original post by James222

Hand it in to who ???
Your magic figure in 150 myne is 200

Hand it in to the police station. that's the standard. and my "Magic figure" is £10 or £20.

I don't know who dropped it or what their story is. £20 could be the difference in them eating this week or not. Who am i to keep the money and piss it away?

If they don'ty need it and don't claim it then i get it back after a month anyway guilt free and full of karma.

Reply 57

Original post by tehforum

Theft Act 1969 s2(c)

A person's appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest—....

(c)(except where the property came to him as trustee or personal representative) if he appropriates the property in the belief that the person to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by taking reasonable steps.

So you'd say it's theft as taking to the police station is a "reasonable step"?

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tehforum