Originally Posted by
ScienceTeacher
A happy ending :-)
Arrived at T5 and went into the lost property office; explained what had happened and 20 seconds later he gave me my laptop! The Gold Card benefit did get the £25.00 fee waived, and after signing a piece of paper I was good to go!
The chap did laugh and mention the weekend resulted in quite some peculiar items being taken into their custody... namely a 65" TV (!) and two air purifiers; as well as a dozen phones and laptops!
Thanks all for the help

My son had a temporary job at TFL lost property a few years ago. Among the strangest things apparently mislaid on the London Underground were a canoe and a large bag of, er, adult DVDs and "toys" of various shapes and sizes.
AFAIK neither were claimed.