Has it ever happened to you?Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then remembered there was a large bank note in your back pocket? When you rescued your trouser,did you find the note was whiter than white?People who live in Britain needn’t despair when they mistakes like this ! Fortunately for them,the Bank of England has a team called Mutilated Labies which deals with claims from people who fed their money to a machine or to their dog.Dogs,it seems, love to chew up money.
A recent case concerns Jane Butlin whose fiance,John,runs a successful furniture business.John had a very good day and put his wallet containing $3000 into microwave oven and without realizing it,cooked her fiance’s wallet as well as well. Image their dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash.!John went to see this bank of England in Newcaslte:the Mutilated labies!They examined the remains and John got all his money back..’So long as there’s something to indentify,we will give people their money back.’ Said a spokeswoman for the Bank.Last year,we paid $1.5m on 21000 claims.’ ‘Damaged bank notes.The Queen’s head appears on English bank,and ‘lady’ refers to this.