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UK airports are set to confiscate more than £292million worth of toiletries this summer, with passengers of Jet2, Ryanair, easyJet and TUI being warned about the potentially confusing airport rules that could lead to a staggering amount of items being seized.

A survey conducted by Ripe Hair & Beauty involving 1,500 Britons revealed that 24 percent of people have had toiletries confiscated at the security gate before boarding a flight.

On average, each of these passengers had three toiletries discarded.

This equates to an estimated value of £7.06 per item or a total of £21.18 – with these figures only accounting for June and July.

In total, this results in 41,302,413 individual toiletry items being thrown away, totalling a value of £291,595,038 across all UK airports.

In addition to this, some concerns exchanging money at airports is also causing financial strain for Britons, reported Birmingham Live.

A recent study by Eurochange examined prices offered at the UK’s five busiest airports, discovering that Brits could lose over £200 when purchasing €1,000 at London Stansted due to a less favourable exchange rate of €0.9076 per £1.

Laura Evans-Fisk, head of digital engagement at Eurochange, warned: “Changing money at the airport is absolutely the least cost-effective way of picking up your holiday money, as rates can be up to 13 percent higher than they are on the high street or online.

“This is simply because there is much less competition, and they know customers aren’t shopping around for the best deal, so they can rack up the rates.”

She also advises buying between Monday and Thursday, adding: “These are the least busy days for transfers, so you might see a little less fluctuation in the mid-market rate over these days.”

She went on to say: “Plus you don’t get charged for using them, as you often do when you use a normal bank card.”