Money Moral Dilemma: Should I take cash left in the self-service machine?

g192_2

i have left money a few times once it was £50 NEVER got any back

dadoronron

In did find £10 left in the notes out tray of a self service till. Handed it straight to a member of staff on duty at the tills.

eurovision_fan

I believe (this may be out of date) currently the law is, if you find any item of monetary value above £5 it must be surrendered to the police with any relevant details such as when and where you found it as well as your details, if nobody claims possession of it after 30 days (excluding if it's found to be connected to another crime) you could request to the police to claim ownership of the found object.

I think I also heard that if its not reclaimed, then that money is handed over to either The Treasury or to the Member of the Royal Family who have Royal Perogative in that area (Cornwall and Wales > Prince Charles, Lancaster > The Queen)

Do take this advise with a large grain of salt, as I'm sketchy of where I read this before.

Ebenezer_Screwj

You want to know if you should keep this money for yourself? Listen very carefully: THIS IS NOT YOUR MONEY! Some unfortunate person has omitted to collect it, you should hand it in to the manager of the supermarket. Most bank ATM's actually close the cash drawer automatically if it is still open, retain any cash therein and show an "over" on their tally roll so that customers can make a claim if they haven't taken their cash. This dilemma is an honesty test, why wouldn't any decent person attempt to reunite the money with its owner?

silverswan

It belongs to the person who was in front of you, so you hand it in. If it was on the floor, it could be anyone's, so if it was a tenner I'd probably keep it but more than that, I'd hand it in but give my name and address as being the finder.
Over the years I've handed in wallets; purses; top of range video camera; and 2 dogs. I've never had as much as a thankyou, so from now on I'll insist on giving my details.
I found a purse at a service station in the loos - I handed it in to the toilet attendant who took it to head office. The woman who had lost it got it back more or less right away, and I was in the shop by this time. The manageress from head office pointed me out to the woman who came over and said "I suppose you're looking for a reward?" I was gobsmacked and assured her that I wasn't and was pleased she'd got her purse back. She said "that's ok then" and wandered off.

meknowalot-51

I've always been of the opinion that any money found is yours to keep.We've found pound coins in carpark machines,pavements, even on the floor in the local and they've gone straight in our pockets.Our luckiest/biggest find to date was £180 rolled up in an elastic band.I don't feel guilty in the slightest as i have never seen the person that dropped the money.If on the other hand i had seen this happen i would have told them,as we have done many times.Once on our travels i found a top end phone on the path and phoned up the owners mum who met up with us to collect and said,"that was a very christian thing to do",something i'll never forget.We eat out a lot and quite often people leave things behind,so we let them know.This dilema is focused around £10,what if it was 10p,would you all still be saying"hand it in as your stealing if you don't".You found £10 which means you didn't see who left it,if you did then you would have witnessed someone leaving the money and told them(hopefully).As you didn't see who left it consider the £10 yours,or hand it in to a complete stranger who's most probably on minimum wage and hope it won't go straight in their pockets.

brewerdave

My daughter found £400 in a roll of bills whilst going home from a city centre night out with her husband. They took it to the nearest police station who were flabbergasted !!
After a month they got a phone call to say that the money was theirs as no one had claimed it. The police sergeant said that it was most likely from one of the many unlicensed cabbies who operated in the City after dark!!

psouth

When these first came in, I took a group of adult Special Needs students through as part of their Life Skills. Unfortunately, in the inevitable chaos, we left a £10 note behind. Panic, as I realised what had happened....it wasn't my money! Fortunately the staff are trained to check as customers leave the till and the note was retrieved for us.:A
If you find it, surely it should be handed in...you never know who lost it and the impact it can have. I cannot imagine how I would have afforded it that day but it was certainly a "Life Skill" for those students.:eek:

rich_jtg

Happened to me a couple of months ago in Morrisons.

I just handed it to the person supervising the checkouts.

Joybell

Why do you have to ask whether or not you should be honest? This is not a moral dilemma. It is simply greed v honesty. You know it is not your money, so taking it for yourself is actually a criminal offence.
You should take it to the bank or the police.