That life-sized silicone doll in Sunderland grabbed headlines for good reason. Staff thought they had a body on their hands until closer inspection revealed the truth. Elsewhere in Bradford, an urn of pet ashes turned a routine handover into an awkward moment nobody saw coming.
Halloween decorations piled in the boot made sense come October, but a racy Valentine's card? That spoke volumes about the owner's private life. Throw in £50 of 1p coins, a Dolly Parton CD collection paired with actual cowboy boots, and wedding rings left behind, and you start wondering what else lurks in gloveboxes.
Phone cables topped the charts at 24 per cent of cars, with CDs and cassettes right behind on 22 per cent. Spare change hit the same mark, while shopping bags and dashcams both clocked 20 per cent. Keys to something else entirely showed up in 18 per cent.
Potted plants wilted in on the back seat, a child's fidget toy turned up under one bonnet. Across 500 branches, 104,000 items got left in 2025 alone, with 35 per cent of managers spotting something properly odd.
Last year set the bar with a grandmother dozing in the back seat at Merseyside, family long gone. Divorce papers, a microwave, Rolex watch, tin of beans and even a golf buggy followed. Phone bits still ruled at 75 per cent.