Forget the TV on the bus! Do you think from the category of fantasy? And here it is not. And such cases happened in Khabarovsk, they told us in the control room. This is, of course, an exception. Much more often, citizens leave glasses, gloves, scarves and ... products in transport.

“Last year, two men left a TV in the passenger compartment of the bus,” they told us in the control room of the Khabarovsk intersectoral navigation and information center. — Small, in a box. They put it next to the seat, and, apparently, started talking to each other, got off at their stop. Everything worked out, they remembered the loss in a timely manner, contacted us, and we were the carrier. The TV was returned.

There was also an interesting incident on the eve of March 8, dispatchers recall. The man bought his wife a laptop as a gift and safely left it in the bus. He did not remember the tail number of the car, and he remembered about the gift for his wife only a few hours later, he called the control room. They say the poor fellow never found his laptop. Some of the passengers, most likely, discovered it earlier.

By the way, according to dispatchers, citizens have become less likely to forget things in the salons, but their number has not changed with the onset of autumn and winter. Scarves, gloves, hats, bags with removable shoes - forgetful citizens leave on the seats, and they just drop them in the hustle and bustle. In the summer, glasses, books, magazines, children's caps and sandals are in the lead in the list of lost items.

— It happens that products are forgotten. For example, food containers, pies and buns. A couple of times we found whole bags of groceries in the salon. Apparently, someone was returning home from the store,” recalls Marina Belenkaya, the conductor of route No. 8. “We usually carry these things with us during the day, in case the owner returns. If not, we throw it away - the products spoil.

Meanwhile, in half the cases, according to the conductors, the owners still manage to find their things - they catch up with the bus if they immediately remember the loss or contact the carrier and pick up their luggage already in the garage where the bus spends the night. It happens and vice versa, things find their owners. So, according to dispatchers, if someone's documents and a phone are found in the cabin, they will definitely try to contact the owner or try to find him through social networks. Thus, we have already managed to return several mobile phones.

Nevertheless, most people do not know where to turn if they left the right thing in public transport - a trolleybus, bus or minibus, because there is no general service for finds in Khabarovsk.

“In general, things forgotten in buses, trams and trolleybuses, if they were noticed by the conductor or driver, are transferred to the carrier - a private entrepreneur or to MUE GET,” the control room explained. - If something is left in the cabin, you should call the Khabarovsk Intersectoral Navigation and Information Center by phone 91-02-07, inform the route, the bus number and the date of the trip. We will inform whose itinerary was, and then the owner will have to contact the carrier himself and find out about the forgotten item from him.

You can report things forgotten or found in transport by phone: 32-85-02, 45-73-15 and 46-12-45.

However, it happens that forgotten things do not reach the driver or conductor at all. As in the case of a laptop, they can be picked up by another passenger. Then, of course, the chances of finding gloves, a bag or a gadget are minimal. Unless the finder publishes an ad on the Internet. Today there are several thematic groups in different social networks.

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The fast pace of our lives, the hustle and bustle, plans and attempts to be in different places at the same time can cause a passenger in a hurry to forget his luggage, bag or things. During the trip, vigilance is somewhat reduced. How to proceed in such a case?

No panic!

The main thing in this situation is not to panic. You need to concentrate and remember the number of the bus, the driver. Mostly other passengers report similar finds. This means that soon your things will be with you.

Contact the dispatcher

If you took a ticket through the ticket office, you should contact the dispatcher and explain the situation, she knows how to find a driver regular bus. Sometimes forgotten things are returned directly to the station in the storage room for lost or forgotten things. In this case, you will need to write an application for a return.

What to do if you left your luggage on the bus:

• Save your ticket, remember which bus you were on;
• Remember distinctive features loss;
• Call the station for more information;
• Determine the schedule of the bus you were traveling on and ask the driver about luggage.

Looking for a driver

Be optimistic, if you forgot a thing or luggage, this does not mean that you will certainly say goodbye to them. Your loss will be discovered either by other passengers or by the driver himself. The latter must be sought in order to find out all the information from him. They probably already know how to act in such situations. Passengers often forget their belongings. Umbrellas, bags, gloves, lose documents, forget handbags.

Stay vigilant

Remember that if you forgot things in any city transport, they are handed over to a specialized warehouse for forgotten things. You can go there first. The faster you realize the loss and start looking for it, the more chances to find your things.

Standing at a stop, looking after the departing flight and realizing that there are some important things left inside, most people are seized with fright or panic. Especially if there were some valuables inside. But panic is always the enemy of the right decision.

Therefore, the first thing to do, puzzling over the fact " What should I do if I left my luggage on the bus?- pull yourself together and stop panicking. Most likely, things will simply reach the final station, where the driver will find them, handing them over to the dispatcher or reporting the fact of loss.

The most obvious option is to catch up vehicle at one of the stops or even at the final station and pick up forgotten things. True, in this case there is a risk that someone else will take them. Therefore, even if the bus is still visible in the distance, you need to try to remember its number and call the call center back transport company describing the situation. In most cases, the problem can be solved at this stage - the dispatcher will contact the driver and inform him about the lost things, which can then be picked up.

What to do if I forgot things and remembered not immediately?

If the loss of things could not be remembered immediately, the chance to return the lost is much lower. But still not zero. Sometimes, even very valuable things can be returned a day or two after they were lost on the bus. For this you need:

• immediately after detecting the loss, contact the transportation dispatcher and describe the situation;
• try to remember the time of the flight, the appearance of the driver, the stop at which things were forgotten, and as many details as possible;
• the color, brand, model, dimensions or number of the bus will greatly speed up the search - all the details that will help the dispatcher understand which particular flight is in question.

Often, you will have to go to the depot of the transport service for things and write an application. And for valuables, you may also need a document confirming the right to own them (for example, a purchase receipt).

In any case, if you act according to the plan and understand what to do if you left things on the bus, then it will be much easier to return the lost.