Taxi Driver's Code of Conduct - Consultation
Lost Property
- After every hiring, you must search the vehicle for any misplaced or lost property.
- If any property is found or handed to you, you must, unless it is claimed, take it to a Police Station within 48 hours. Following agreement with the owner of any lost property (and you must take reasonable steps to ensure the person concerned is the rightful owner) you may agree to return the property personally to the owner and charge the metered fare to an agreed meeting point, or £10.00, whichever shall be greater.[1]
[1] In practice many Police Stations no longer accept lost property in which case the driver should give the item(s) to their operator where they have one.