Uber Lost and Found Index 2023: Delhi pips Mumbai with most forgetful passengers; TV, Western Commode left behind in Uber cabs

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Uber has released the 2023 edition of its Lost and Found list which includes articles which have been commonly left behind by Uber cab passengers

Uber Lost and Found Index

Delhiites have proven to be most forgetful when it comes to leaving their personal belongings in the cab. Earlier, Mumbai had been bagging the infamous title of the most forgetful city in the country for the past two years. But this year, Delhi has topped this list. Hyderabad has also made an entry into the top 4 most forgetful cities for the first time. Bangalore also made a comeback into the top 4

Uber Lost and Found Index
2023: Delhi pips Mumbai

Jacksonville, Florida, has been termed the most forgetful city in the world followed by San Antonio, Palm Springs, Houston and Salt Lake City

Uber Lost and Found Index
2023: World ranking

- Clothing
- Phones
- Backpacks and purses
- Wallets
- Headphones
- Jewellery
- Keys
- Books
- Laptops
- Watches

Commonly lost items in
Uber Worldwide

- 16 oz of fake blood
- Pet dogs, cats, hamsters, turtles
- 6 cheesecakes
- Mannequin wig head, fake tooth
- Fingernails
- Pregnancy test kits

Unique items lost in
Uber Worldwide

- TV
- Western commode
- 3 packets of milk
- Curtains
- Broom
- College admit card
- Walking stick
- Induction stove
- Family collage
- Heavy machinery
- Printed ‘dupatta’ (scarf)

Bizarre items Indians left
behind in Uber cabs

- Phone
- Laptop bags
- Wallet
- Clothing
- Headphones
- Water Bottle
- Spectacles/Sunglasses
- Keys
- Jewellery
- Watch

Most commonly misplaced
items in Uber cabs: India list

The three days dates and common time periods when passengers tend to be most forgetful are:- 
Dates - March 26, April 9, April 8
Days - Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Time - 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm

Uber Lost and Found
List India

Indians tend to lose their mobile phones in Uber cabs. The three most common smartphone brands found in Uber cabs are Apple, Samsung and OnePlus

Three phone brands
commonly left in Uber cabs

Uber passengers can file a complaint about their lost items in the Uber cabs. Follow these steps to recover lost items in Uber cabs:- • 
- Open Uber app, and tap on ‘Menu’
- Select ‘Your Trips’, and chose the trip where you left something
- Tap “Report an issue with this trip”
- Tap “I lost an item”

Steps to recover items
lost in Uber

- Tap “Contact my driver about a lost item”
- Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit
- If you have lost your phone, enter a friend’s phone number instead, your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number. If your driver picks up and confirms that your item has been found, meet him
- If you are unable to connect with the driver, use ‘in-app support’ to report the loss, and Uber Support Team will step in to help you

Steps to recover items lost
in Uber (Cont.)