Losing your wallet, as well as your dignity:

If, like my flatmate you enjoy going out drinking and absolutely blitzing any memory of going out, and in   his case going to a party, only to leave at 2am and have a sit down meal with a bottle of champagne, followed by a walk home without his coat, his wallet or his phone, and discovering when he woke up that he had thrown up the aforementioned curry down himself and it took him 4 hours to walk a 30 min distance, indictating, as he believes rough sleeping. You couldn't make this story up, a welcomed addition to typical Street Crime UK clip shows, but frustrating non the less, as I am left to try and sort it out, as I have the phone with the credit on it and a clear head.

As such I have included a helpful list of emergency contact numbers for lost/stolen bank, building societies and credit cards: If you discover any more, simply email them over.

Abbey (and Cahoot)
Lost and stolen cards (24 hour)
UK: 08459 724 724 option 3
Overseas: +44 (0) 161 951 6500

Allied Irish Bank
Lost or stolen ATM/credit cards
Ireland: 01668 5500
Overseas: +353 (0) 1 668 5500

Alliance & Leicester
Lost and stolen credit cards
UK: 0800 0688 638
Overseas: +44 (0) 1244 673 700

Current accounts - lost or stolen cards or cheque books
UK: 0500 31 32 33
Overseas: +44 (0) 151 928 4033

American Express
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 01273 696 933
Overseas: +44 (0)1273 696 933

Lost and stolen travellers cheques
UK: 0800 521 313
Overseas: +44 (0)1273 571 600

Bank of Ireland
Lost and stolen cards (24 hour)
Ireland: 1890 706 706
Overseas: +353 (0) 56 775 7007
Customer Service (24hour)
Ireland: 1890 251 251

Bank of Scotland
Lost or stolen credit cards:
UK: 0845 3000 344

Lost or stolen bank cards:
UK: 08457 20 30 99

Barclays Bank
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 0808 100 6667
Overseas: +44 (0)1904 544 666

Barclaycard
Lost and stolen credit cards
UK: 01604 230 230

Capital One
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 0800 952 5267
Overseas: +44 (0)115 993 8002

Citibank
Customer services
UK: 0800 00 55 00
Overseas: +44 (0) 207 500 5500

Clydesdale Bank
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 0845 606 0622

The Co-operative Bank
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 0845 600 6000
Overseas: +44 (0) 1695 53760

Diners Club
Customer service
UK: 0870 1900 011
Ireland: 0818 300 026

Egg
Lost or stolen cards
UK: 08451 233 233
Overseas: +44 (0)1332 395 919

First Active
Lost or stolen cards
UK: 0870 600 0459
Ireland: 1800 245399
Overseas: +44 (0) 131 549 8186

First Direct
Customer service
UK: 08456 100 100
Overseas: +44 (0) 113 234 5678

GE Capital
Consumer finance
UK: 0870 125 2515

Goldfish
Lost or stolen cards
UK: 0800 281 881
Overseas: +44 (0) 126 856 7402

Halifax
Lost or stolen cards
UK: 08457 20 30 99

HSBC
Lost and stolen cards
UK: 08456 007 010
Overseas: +44 (0) 1442 422 929

Lloyds TSB Bank
Card queries (24 hour)
UK: 0800 096 9779
Overseas: +44 (0) 1702 278 270

Marks & Spencer Money
&More credit card and chargecard
UK: 0845 900 0900
Overseas: +44 (0)1244 879 080

MasterCard
Emergency Contacts
United Kingdom: 0800 96 4767

MBNA Europe
Lost/stolen card
UK: 0800 062 062
Ireland: 1800 409 511
Overseas: +44 (0) 1244 672 111

Morgan Stanley
Lost or stolen
UK: 0800 02 88 990
Overseas: +44 (0)123 672 5678

National Irish Bank
Ireland: 1850 700221
Overseas: +00 353 1638 5000

Nationwide
Lost/stolen credit cards (24 hours)
UK: 08457 99 22 22
Overseas: +44 (0) 1268 567 213

Lost/Stolen cards (all cards except credit cards)
UK: 08457 30 20 10
Overseas: +44 (0) 1793 456 789

NatWest Bank
Card Loss Centre
UK: 0870 600 0459
Overseas: +44 (0) 142 370 0545

Northern Bank 

UK: 08705 168654

Overseas: +44 (0) 113 288 1403

Royal Bank of Scotland
Lost/stolen credit cards
UK: 0126 829 8929

Lost/stolen bank cards
UK: 0870 513 3550
Overseas: +44 (0) 131 317 8899

Smile
Lost and stolen
UK: 0845 600 6000
Overseas: +44 (0)161 477 1927

Ulster Bank
Lost & Stolen cards
UK: 0870 600 0459
Ireland: 1800 245399
Overseas: +44 (0)131 549 8186

Visa
Lost cards
UK: 0800 89 1725

Woolwich
Open plan gold charge card
UK: 01604 230 230

Other open plan cards
UK: 0845 0700 360

Other Woolwich cards
UK: 0845 677 0009
Overseas: +44 (0) 1255 225 335
Yorkshire Bank 
UK: 08456 060 622

Overseas: +44 (0) 113 2881403

Thomas Cook
Travellers cheques
UK: 0800 622 101
Overseas: +44 (0) 1733 318 950

These telephone numbers are correct to the best of my knowledge. However, some telephone number may have changed since this page was last updated. If you are aware of any numbers on this page that are incorrect simply drop me an email at: info@clearstudentdebt.co.uk

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