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Drivers abandon cars to grab wads of cash that blew down Essex road

Bank of England Chief Cashier Andrew Bailey, whose name and signature appear on all new Bank of England banknotes, examines the latest £20 banknote at the Bank of England Museum.
Bank of England Chief Cashier Andrew Bailey, whose name and signature appear on all new Bank of England banknotes, examines the latest £20 banknote at the Bank of England Museum.

Motorists on a busy A-road in Essex ditched their cars to swipe up thousands of pounds worth of cash that had mysteriously blown on to the roadway.

The free cash, which came in the form of £10 and £20 notes, was blowing around Epping New Road on Saturday night.