Lost and found items

Have you found something? Or are you missing something? Read what you can do.

You lost something

Apply again

Have you lost a card/pass or permit issued by the municipality. Click on the link below and apply for a new one.

To to www.verlorenofgevonden.nl

Go to the national website www.verlorenofgevonden.nl. There you can find lost items.

Exceptions

In some cases you can report a missing or lost item to the municipality. Or you can contact the relevant authority.

Bicycle missing? Go to the bicycle depot.
Have you dropped something down a drain or manhole (for example, keys)? Contact the Department of City Management by sending an email to rioleringenwaterbeheersing@denhaag.nl.
Have you dropped something in an underground rubbish container (ORAC)? Contact the Haagse Milieu Services (HMS) on tel. (070) 311 77 99. Choose option 3.
Have you lost something on public transport? Contact the transportation company.

You found something

You can register a found item yourself. Or ask the municipality to do this for you.

You register the item yourself

Register the item on www.verlorenofgevonden.nl.

The municipality registers the item

Would you rather not keep the item at home? Turn it in at the municipality. You can place it in a dropbox (a container with a slot and lock) at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office. The municipality empties these dropboxes every Monday at a municipal depository.
Staff of the depository will register the item on www.verlorenofgevonden.nl.
The item will be stored in the depository.

Exceptions

Turn in driving licences, passports, identity cards and foreign documents to the municipality at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office.
Send cards/passes to the relevant authority. The address is often printed on the back of the card/pass.
Immediately contact the police if you find weapons and/or explosives.
Have you found an animal? Then you can also report this.