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Key FactsRoyal Mail says compensation is £750 for missing gold bar
Nov 10, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
  • Rob Hobson, 65, from Torquay in Devon, bought the 100g Britannia bar with his father’s inheritance and intended to use the proceeds for his pension.

  • After the bar was valued at £9,731, he agreed a buyback with the Royal Mint and sent it on 15 October using Special Delivery Guaranteed next day by 1 pm with additional insurance.

  • Royal Mail told Hobson that compensation was limited to £750 despite the additional insurance and launched an investigation.

  • Hobson said he wanted the gold returned and believed someone had intervened with the parcel, while Devon and Cornwall Police are carrying out inquiries after his report.
  • I don’t want compensation. I want my gold back. Someone knows where it is.
    — Rob Hobson, 65, from Torquay, Devon; in the context of Royal Mail losing his £10,000 gold bar and the subsequent compensation offer
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