Why use Wise Owl?

Protecting your valuables from loss

My Wise Owl can help you get your valuables back. Read on to find out how much lost property there is out there and realise just how important it is to protect your property with Wise Owls.

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London

In one year 10,614 mobile phones, 7505 keys and 7026 umbrellas were handed in to London Transport's lost property.

London City Transport's Lost Property Office retrieves 130,000 items of lost property a year.
(Source: Halifax General Insurance)

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Lost Property Mountain

There are currently 7.1 million mobiles phones or iPods and 12.4 million keys in lost property mountains throughout the UK.
(Source: Halifax General Insurance, 11th September 2006)

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Brits' lost items "cost £839 million"

British people holidaying abroad have racked up a bill of £839 million in lost items according to a survey by Direct Line.

More than 1 in 10 tourists have had over £500 of belongings as lost items.
(Source: Direct Line Insurance)

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Travelodge's Lost Property

An inventory of lost property officers of Travelodge suggests mobile phones and chargers are the items most forgotten. About 6 million people stayed at the group's properties in 2005. Some of the top 10 items left behind were mobile phones, laptops, electrical gadgets and keys.
(Source: BBC News 9th January 2006)

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Claims for lost luggage "soaring"

Based on figures from the Association of European Airlines (AEA), Insureandgo said the number of bags lost throughout Europe rose 22% over the same period compared with last year, even though passenger numbers only rose by 1.4%.

The AEA figures exclude budget airlines such as Easyjet and Ryanair.
(Source: BBC News, 16th August 2007)