Taxi driver conned by Doctor Who money

The Northern Echo is reporting that a taxi driver in Darlington has been conned by a passenger who left a fake 20 pound note, branded with Doctor Who imagery, as security while he left the vehicle during a stop-off mid journey. According to the report: "Arriving in Shildon, the passenger told him he needed to go into a nearby house to collect a suitcase. By way of security, he left a wallet on the vehicle's dashboard containing a visible, but folded, realistic looking 20 pound note."

When the passenger failed to return, the driver investigated the note and discovered it to be a fake apparently coming from "the Bank of Doctor Who." The report claims that the note featured the image of a Cyberman, which would preclude it from having been one of those specially mocked-up for the cash machine scene of last year's Christmas special The Runaway Bride, as those 20 pound notes featured the face of producer Phil Collinson. However, this could have been the journalist's attempt to make the story more appealing to readers.

(Thanks to Rich Flair from our forum).