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Phone or bag left in DiDi or a taxi in China

Start with how the ride was booked. An app order, a street-hailed taxi and a hotel-arranged car have different evidence trails; the vehicle's appearance alone is rarely enough.

For an app-booked ride

Return to the original app or mini-program, open the relevant trip and look for help or lost-item support. Menu wording varies. Keep the order, route, date, fare and vehicle details privately. Ask support to contact the driver through that trip, rather than relying only on an old masked number.

For a street-hailed or arranged car

Use the receipt to identify the taxi company. Without it, collect payment time, fare, pickup and drop-off points and any vehicle details you actually remember. If a hotel or booking service arranged the ride, ask it to trace the dispatch. Shanghai's official rules provide a local receipt-based reporting example, not a nationwide guarantee.

If the booking phone is lost

Use an authorized account-recovery route or the platform's official support. Supply a different reachable number and email; do not give a helper your password or SMS codes. Keep the inquiry factual—an unanswered call does not establish that the driver kept the item.

Agree on a safe return

After a match is confirmed, clarify where the item is, who will hand it over and any agreed return costs. If abroad, check local collection before discussing export. Keep written records and report suspected theft or extortion to the appropriate authorities rather than confronting anyone.

Official phone numbers & websites

Choose the actual operator, airline or province. These checked references are neither a national lost-property database nor an exhaustive company list.

Domestic numbers retain their published format. From abroad, ordinary landlines generally use +86 with the initial 0 of the area code removed. Short codes, 95/96 and 400 numbers may not connect overseas. Confirm availability, languages and hours with the organization. Public sources were checked; the numbers were not test-called.

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Taxi companies & transport enquiries (6)

Identify the company from the receipt or booking. Listed companies are checked examples, not nationwide coverage. Complaint lines can direct you but are not dedicated lost-property lines. For DiDi or another app, use help within the original trip rather than an expired virtual number. Ask 12328 for the local channel if the company is unknown.

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A message you can send in Chinese

Replace the brackets with your details. Share only what is necessary through a verified channel. This is an enquiry, not a letter of authorization.

您好，我的行程为[日期、上下车时间和地点]，订单号为[编号]，疑似在车内遗失[物品]。请通过本订单核实司机，并将进度回复至[可联系的号码或邮箱]。

Official references

Independent practical guidance, not an official service. Operator-specific examples do not apply everywhere; confirm current requirements with the actual holding office or carrier.

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