You must have felt embarrassed and awkward when you lost your precious items on public transportation such as buses, taxis, and subways.
Today, I would like to help you with solutions for such awkward situations.
Let’s learn how to find lost items on public transportation in various situations!
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• How to find lost items on buses
• How to find lost items on taxis
• How to find lost items on subways
• How to find lost items on trains
▶️ How to find lost items on buses
◾ Immediately after losing something
First, you must contact the bus company and visit the garage of the bus you rode. The garage is the base where buses that have finished running are parked.
It’s easy to find the garage contact information. Go to the website of the local bus transportation association, enter the bus number, and search to find the bus company and contact information. Or, if you search for the bus number on Naver, you can find information such as route information, bus company, and contact information on Namu Wiki. Contacting the contact information of the bus you rode will help you find your lost items.
◾ If you find it after 7 days of losing it
If the lost item is not returned to the owner within a week, it is said that the lost item will be transferred to the National Police Agency. In this case, if you go to the “National Police Agency LOST112” website, enter the information on the found item, and search, it will be helpful in finding it.
▶ How to find lost items in a taxi
◾ When paying by card
You will likely pay by card rather than cash for taxis. If you have the receipt after paying by card, it will be helpful in finding the lost item. It is especially important to know the license plate number of the taxi you rode in and whether it was a private/corporate taxi. The receipt will show the taxi license plate number, business registration number, and pick-up and drop-off times. If it is a corporate taxi, contact the taxi company. If you go to the “National Taxi Transport Business Association” website, you can find the contact information for each local taxi company. If it is a private taxi, you can contact the driver through the “Personal Taxi Association Customer Center” (Number: 02-557-7351).
If you do not have a receipt at this time, the receipt will be recorded in your card payment history.
◾If you used Kakao Taxi
If you took a taxi using Kakao Taxi, it is said that the time of boarding, the driver’s name, and contact information will appear in the “My Boarding Record” in the app within 3 days. It will also be helpful to wait a few days and contact the information provided in Kakao Taxi to find your lost item.
◾Other
If you paid in cash or do not have a receipt, you can also search on the “National Police Agency LOST112” website.
▶ How to Find Lost Items on the Subway
◾ Immediately after Losing Items
If you go to the station office at the station where you got off and ask, and if you know the boarding and disembarking times, you can easily find it by tracking the current location of the train. It is also helpful to know the number of the car you boarded.
◾ Other
Or you can go to the National Police Agency’s comprehensive lost and found portal site “LOST112” and search for it.
▶ How to find lost items on trains
◾ Immediately after losing it
Immediately after losing it, go to the station office of the relevant train station and report the loss. At this time, you can easily find it if you tell them the train number you rode, the section you used, the boarding area, the car, etc. Or you can contact the Railroad Customer Center (1544-7788).