Oh, I wish I knew the machine did that. Last spring I went to a cash point at Victoria Station. Someone had left ?200 in the slot. I hung around to see if any dippy person came back, but noone did. I gave it to a BT policeman who took my details. Some months later I 'phoned to see if it had been claimed (secretly wishing it hadn't and that I could have it) but they had no record of the incident. Motto 1: don't be honest (I don't really mean that, I think) Motto 2: always take the epaulette number of any copper you have dealings with.