Canberra ranked seventh most forgetful city in Uber’s Lost and Found Index

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Uber has released their Lost and Found Index for 2026, revealing the unusual, unexpected and most common items Australians have left in the car service over the past year.

Canberra came in as the seventh most forgetful city out of 15, with Sydney pipping top spot.

Uber ranked a taxidermy mink as the most unique lost item, followed by two pug dogs, and a French horn.

The most commonly forgotten item was a phone.

Uber’s Top 30 Most Unique Lost Items:

  1. Taxidermy Mink 
  2. Two Pugs (yes, actual pug dogs) 
  3. A French horn
  4. Bible
  5. DJ decks
  6. Golf clubs…a lot of them (a little fore-getful after back-nine beersies?)
  7. Mortarboard (i.e., graduation hat)
  8. Microwave
  9. A decorative Japanese fan
  10. Pool cue
  11. Drone
  12. Green shorts – wet (we hope you enjoyed your swim…you were swimming right?)
  13. Looney Tunes snow globe
  14. Brewery instruments
  15. A single ten-pin bowling pin
  16. Framed photo of Bluey
  17. Birth Certificate
  18. Surfboard 
  19. A Rolex 
  20. Quokka teddy
  21. Laboratory samples
  22. Taekwondo belt
  23. License plate
  24. Nintendo Switch 
  25. Guess Who? (the boardgame!) 
  26. 4 cinnamon scrolls
  27. Leg compression device
  28. Ferrari cap (no offense Lewis, but we only ride in true style. Uber Black. Duh.)
  29. Goat meat 3kg
  30. VR headset

The most commonly forgotten item was a phone.

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