Travelling for work or leisure can be stressful, with connecting trains to get to and the kids in tow it's easy to lose your luggage or personal items. At Overland Express, we offer a lost property collection and delivery service for those chaotic commutes where you forget to grab your hand luggage on your way to an important conference. We can return your lost property from anywhere in the world with our lost and found shipping service, so you can breathe easy and focus on your trip.
A cardboard box must be used for the outer packaging due to COVID-19 handling restrictions.
With our lost and found delivery service, you'll have your valuables back to you in no time. Whether it's your laptop, important documents, or personal suitcase there's no need to panic, our dedicated customer service team are on hand to assist you in the collection and delivery process.
Before booking collection and delivery of lost items, you'll need to contact the lost and found department at the appropriate location and determine if your luggage is there. If it's been handed to lost property, let them know you are the owner and ask them if they are willing to package the item for collection. Make sure you get the contact details of the person responsible for your belongings so we can arrange collection.
For a fast and reliable lost property courier service, choose Overland Express. Our quick and easy online booking system is designed to have your delivery arranged in a couple of clicks, and all of our lost luggage delivery services are fully tracked so you know where your items are at all times. Use our Quick Quote Tool today for instant access to our competitive prices and available delivery slots.
Please follow these steps to retrieve your lost items.
1. Contact the airport, train station, or hotel's lost and found department, where you believe that you lost the item.
2. Verify that you are the owner of the item.
3. Request the contact information for the person that the driver can contact, as well as any reference numbers that they need to quote to collect your item.
4. Ask if they are happy to package your item, as we cannot collect loose items.
5. Book your collection with Overland Express.
Use our 'Quick Quote' tool above for an immediate quote to send lost property home.
Collecting lost property from airports and stations
The most common locations for lost property are airports and train stations, so we have listed below the most popular ones within the UK, with contact details for their lost property office.
Location | UK Number | International |
---|---|---|
Heathrow Airport | 0844 824 3115 | +44 20 3761 1800 |
Gatwick Airport | 01293 223 457 | +44 1293 223 457 |
Luton airport | 0330 223 0893 | +44 330 223 0893 |
Stanstead Airport | 0330 024 0099 | +44 330 024 0099 |
East Midlands Airport | 0808 164 0792 | +44 808 164 0792 |
St Pancras Station | 020 8090 9922 | +44 20 8090 9922 |
Paddington Station | 03457 11 41 41 | +44 3457 11 41 41 |
London Victoria | 03457 11 41 41 | +44 3457 11 41 41 |
London Waterloo | 0345 6000 650 | +44 345 6000 650 |
London Bridge | 0345 322 7021 | +44 345 322 7021 |
Transport for London (TfL) | 0343 222 1234 | +44 343 222 1234 |
Kings Cross Station | 0330 024 0215 | +44 330 024 0215 |
Returning lost property from a Hotel
Collecting lost items from a Hotel is usually straightforward and most times can be collected from the concierge desk. Please make sure that the Hotel are happy to pack the item for you, prior to the courier arriving, as we cannot ship loose items.
Retrieve your luggage service
We can collect luggage from any Worldwide destination, such as Hotels, Airports, Theatre's and restaurants. Please provide a contact name at the collection address that the courier can liaise with on arrival. The item will also need to be packed before collection. To arrange a return of your items, please use our quick quote tool above.
For more information, see our FAQ section below.
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Our 'Quote Tool' above will provide you with an instant quote for multiple courier services, both domestic parcel deliveries and international delivery services.
Our courier partners include DHL, UPS, ParcelForce, DPD and FexEx. Most of the products that we provide from these industry giants are next day express delivery services.
If offered by the selected parcel delivery service, email notifications can be provided to advise you when your parcel is scheduled to be delivered.
Problematic items, such as paint, perfumes, cosmetics and liquids can be shipped through our specialist delivery services. More information on these delivery services can be seen above.
All of our customer support agents are located in the UK, and are easy to reach by simply dialling our telephone number or contacting us via email.