January 15, 2009 Archives

Can't see Lucy's film? Watch it here.

There's £860 million lying unclaimed in "lost" or forgotten accounts in British banks and building societies.

Lucy Siegle told us what to do if you think you may have lost touch with your account or savings.

She recommended visiting mylostaccount.org.uk, a free service brought to you by the British Bankers' Association, the Building Societies Association and National Savings and Investments.

If you need to trace a lost account, you can make a claim online, by clicking here.

Or you can make a claim by post. Download the forms below:

Bank:Trace dormant accounts leaflet.

Building society:Trace dormant accounts leaflet.

National Savings:Trace dormant savings leaflet.


Have you been reunited with money in a dormant account? Any hints and tips you can pass on?

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For The One Show, Angelica Bell has been out and about with face-to-face fundraisers - so-called "chuggers", a nickname for "charity muggers".

In November 2008 charity watchdog, Intelligent Giving studied the tactics of 50 so-called "chuggers", and found that they are not the best way to give.

But a Public Fundraising Regulatory Association spokesperson defended the "chuggers" as an appropriate and effective method of fundraising even if they can be sometimes "over enthusiastic" in their pursuit of donations.

Do you stop for chuggers? Does the fact that they're raising money for charity excuse their behaviour? Should they be banned? Or maybe you support the work that they do? Tell us please.