New research out today reveals that the average Brit’s pockets are considerably lighter than they should be with over 6.5 billion - £65 million worth - of pennies currently unaccounted for throughout the UK.
Chevrolet, a car maker synonymous with value for money, has questioned over 1,200 people to point out where the pennies are dropping to encourage people to recognise their value.
38 % of pennies issued are now lost, with the average UK adult admitting they mislay at least five pennies a week. 40% of these (over £26 million worth) can be found on the streets, whilst 17 % (£11m) are most likely to turn up in handbags and suitcases.
12 % (£7.8m) are currently being chauffeured around the country in the nation’s cars - enough money to buy over 1,200 brand new Chevrolet Matiz cars - and 9 % (£5.9m) are to be found in the living room hidden down the back of sofas.
Other bizarre places to find pennies is in the washing machine along with the diapering socks, vacuum cleaners or down the drains - literally.
Cars are moneyboxes on wheels, overtaking sofas as the places to find lost cash, with 19% of men say they lose their cash in their cars compared to only 5 % of women.
Is that why my son is so eager not clean his daddy’s car each month? Good boy.
Jackie Violet