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- Birmingham is now evens to be the most forgetful city in the UK on Uber for 2024
- Mobile Phones favourite to be the most commonly found item in an Uber
- Last year's Lost and Found USA list included Spiders and Meat Pie
Birmingham is now evens to be the most forgetful city in the UK on Uber for 2024
Uber’s annual Lost and Found index is published every year with a look at which cities will be the most forgetful across America and now could be the time that the taxi company turns their attention to the UK.
Birmingham are the evens favourite to be the most forgetful city when it comes to Uber's this year with the UK's commonly known second city topping the market to lose the most things in the taxi company's cars.
London follows behind in the market closely followed by Edinburgh and Manchester with some of the biggest cities in the UK featuring in the odds list.
Uber's Lost & Found Index gives a snapshot of riders' most commonly forgotten items in their cars with various items including phones and clothing.
| Uber's Most Forgetful City 2024 - UK | Odds* | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1/1 | 50.0% |
| London | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Edinburgh | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Manchester | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Belfast | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Cardiff | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Newcastle | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| Liverpool | 12/1 | 7.7% |
*As bookmakers currently aren't taking bets on this event, odds have been compiled as theoretical probability from an entertainment perspective only and come from an industry expert
Mobile Phones favourite to be the most commonly found item in an Uber
Mobile Phones are expected to be the most found item in Ubers this year according to the last market which puts the electronic device as 2/1 favourite.
Backpacks and Purses follow just behind in the market with wallets just after and it may well be that people are more likely to lose these items than any other.
Outsiders in the market are Laptops and Watches with more expensive items potentially harder for people to lose with more care taken for them but also could be ones that people will steal more if they find in an Uber.
| Most commonly found item | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Phones | 2/1 | 33.3% |
| Backpack and Purse | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Wallets | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Headphones | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Jewelry | 10/1 | 9.1% |
Last year's Lost and Found USA list included Spiders and Meat Pie
Uber's Lost and Found list last year looked at the most unique lost items across America which included some rather strange things on the list.
Topping the most unique list and chosen as the most random item to be lost on the list is a frontal hair toupee with a bald man somewhere losing his wig.
Two containers with spiders in them also features on the list and that would be a tricky one for any Uber driver to find in their car.
The full top 10 of most unique items lost in Ubers from the last Lost and Found Index for the USA is:
- Frontal hair toupee
- Hot sauce and a breathalyser
- I left a leaf in your car that’s much needed
- Two containers with spiders in them
- A Beyoncé fold up fan
- A tray of meat pie
- Ceramic cat
- Jar of oysters
- A personalized blanket with a picture of me and my dog
- Small rat skeleton prop
