We asked earlier this week if anyone was missing a smart-looking bike which had been recovered from a would-be thief. It turns out lots of people are missing their bikes – though none of them yet are missing the bike in question which is still unclaimed.
It does make Wansteadium think… if there’s a crime wave for bikes, perhaps a page where people can post details of their stolen bikes, perhaps even including photographs, might be a useful resource. Any views, cyclists of Wanstead?
You can list your bike as stolen on: https://www.bikeregister.com
https://www.bikeregister.com/stolen
whether you registered the bike with them beforehand or not. You can also check a bikes on here before buying second-hand.
Also there’s: https://stolen-bikes.co.uk/
And for hunting down your stolen bike on for-sale listings:
http://www.findthatbike.co.uk/
or (London-specific): https://www.bikeshd.co.uk/
Brilliant idea!