help said:I note that in the UK, there are various schemes
- Postcode marking by Police for free
- National Cycle Register, registration + sticker for GBP5 ish -Bike Register --GBP 5.95
Registration + Log Book --GBP9.75 Police approved marking + Log Book --GBP17.5 Police approved
marking, log book + electronic tag -DataTag, Electronic Tag, registration etc. GBP19.99
My concern with the free postcode marking is that I might get into trouble
(e.g. no one want to buy it) if I decide to sell it on. Is this so? How could postcode marked
cycle be conveniently sold (to dealers, etc.)?
Well, the thing is, if it was stolen and recovered, it would come to you and you could point the
police in the direction of the new owner.
Quoted message said:National Cycle Register solves this problem, and seems cheaper to the GBP5.95 option from bike
register. Is that enough to deter theives?
Not much is going to stop a determined thief...
Quoted message said:If I want to go for electronic tagging, Bike Register's GBP17.50 seems the cheapest option, just
wondering whether it's worth it for a GBP300 Trek bike,
That's up to you. You need to read up on the various policies. Datatagging has a good base as it
comes from the motorcycle world. Police will be aware of the system.
Bear in mind though, that only a small percentage of the bikes stolen each year are ever recovered
and any of these schemes will only work if the police have the bike in their hands. Then, you have
to hope that the police will actually check for something like the post code stamp. A sticker on the
top tube will help.
considering that a thief could easily steel non-identifyable parts
Quoted message said:from my bike that is not marked (e.g. wheels+seat+lights if forgotten to lock them or take them
out, derailleur, brakes or even the fork??(when I lock the front wheel, is the fork really
locked??))??
If you lock the front wheel only, then you're asking for your bike to be nicked. It's easy to flip
the quick release and walk away with the rest of the bike, leaving the front wheel still chained to
the fence / post.
Some bits of advice.
1. When you leave your bike, secure it. This means getting a decent lock, removing your front wheel
and locking it to the rest of the bike. You want the lock to go through the frame and both
wheels. Make sure it's locked to an immovable object and that that object has a 'top' that stops
the bike being lifted over the top.
2. If you're using a U lock, fill as much of it as possible. You don't want thieves to be able to
get leverage.
3. Leave your bike near more expensive models or less secured bikes - thieves will have a go at
those first.
4. Get it insured. Normally, you can just add it to your home contents insurance. It works out much
more expensive if you get a single bike policy.
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