Hay bales, frozen turkey and false teeth among 'surprising' items lost on coaches

The coach operator has revealed some of the items left on its vehicles over the years.

Hay bales, frozen turkey and false teeth among ‘surprising’ items lost on Megabus coachesMegabus

Hay bales, a frozen turkey and false teeth are among the “surprising” lost property items found on Megabus coaches.

The coach operator revealed some of the items left on its vehicles over the years after the lost property office in Glasgow was contacted about 469 lost items.

The items found in May included a guitar, Lego sets, a Winnie the Pooh, a jar of honey, insulin, an electric shaver, a historic coins and stamps collection, a Radiohead vinyl, a Neil Diamond CD and a lone trainer.

However, the bus operator said those aren’t the most “surprising” items left on their coaches over the years.

The lost property team have dealt with many “weird and wonderful” items with one of the strangest being three bales of hay.

Other highlights have included a cooking wok, false teeth, family tree documents, lone shoes and socks, and even a whole frozen turkey.

Megabus said 95% of the items reported were reunited with their owners, and those not claimed are kept for 28 days and often donated to charity.

Megabus receptionist Angela said: “Over many years of dealing with an eclectic mix of lost property items, our lost property team have almost become immune to weird and wonderful finds, but we still get something handed in that surprises us every now and again.

She added: “The most important thing, of course, is to try and make sure we can reunite as many of the items as possible with their owners, and we work hard to do that as we know how frustrating and upsetting it can be to lose something while travelling.”

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