Forgot to take the money from the cashmachine

Fly_Baby

We were driving to the Farmers Market for a family day-out and stopped by at a petrol station to use a cashpoint. I needed £10 but the machine only had £20s. So I authorised the transaction and then I remembered that I must have already had £5 in my purse - and I couldn't see it. So I started looking for it in the compartments, then the cashpoint gave me back my debit card, I took it and kept looking, then went back to my car (parked in 4 metres) and then I realised that I hadn't taken the £20 note from the cashpoint.

I walked back - only about 15 seconds passed - and there was some guy using that cashpoint, actually he had only just put his card in. I asked if he'd seen any money here because I had forgotten to take it. He said no, there wasn't any money. So what could I do?

My husband was in the car and said there wasn't anybody by the cashpoint before that guy - so it must have been him who took my banknote. I know I had been stupid not paying attention with money (never ever happened to me before) but how could he just take the £20 after I even asked him if he'd seen it? I then checked the mini-statement - the money withdrawal had been completed.

I was really upset - what would you do if you were that guy? Or could I have done something?

lukemed1

i would've punched him in the mouth, the lying !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

littlemissmoney

The guy is probably innocent! If you don't take the money within a certain amount of time then the machine takes it back in again. I'd contact your bank.

withabix

The machine will have taken the £20 note back in. Contact your bank.

ailuro2

I did this with £200 years ago, was panicking like anything. How could I have been so stupid?

Thankfully ther bank had a note of the transaction etc. and the money being taken back in and refunded me.

I admit I didn't tell my hubby for years about that one...:o

fifelass_2

I've done this a couple of times. The machine takes the money back in.

Go to your bank and there is a form that you can fill in to get the money back. It can take a few weeks depending on when the machine is next due to be reconcilied but you will get it.

roddydogs

The mc takes it back in? within 15 seconds?, surely the odds are he took the money?

Fly_Baby

Thanks - I didn't know that the machine might have taken the money back in! It showed on the statement that the money had been taken out.

I will contact my bank and hope for the best.

lukemed1

The bloke took it, i put my house on it


Luke

bumpybecky

it gets taken back fairly quickly, 15 seconds is not a bad guess. If the bloke had only just put his card in, he might well be innocent.

I've done it before, was in a huge rush, kids being monsters and just forgot, only £20, but I was very uspet! It took about 2 weeks for the money to come back as it wasn't my bank's machine.

Hope you get the money back

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Phone the bank, tell them the cash machine location

Cash machines record discrepancies between money given out and money left over.. it may take a few weeks but you'll get your money back