Any tips to stop motorbike and push-bike thieves? (1 Viewer)

[kenny brookes]

Wow, nothing like generalisation.

Would you go in to a "traveller camp" all guns blazing, or even the nearest "council estate" ?

Yer we did many years ago we had 2 bikes stolen went into the local do as you likey camp got um back I was brave or silly in those days .

 

[Twoleftfeet]

In our area we had a man who was plagued by thieves, one day enough was enough, he shot em, locally we call it Tony Martins law, Full marks to him

 

[Nanniemate]

Yer we did many years ago we had 2 bikes stolen went into the local do as you likey camp got um back I was brave or silly in those days .

I had a car stolen years ago and the police said that it was probably in a lock up within 4 miles I was going to go looking for it and was strongly advised against for my own safety

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[Jamesh]

My son had his road bike stolen. It was in a metal shed and multiple locked onto a ground staple set into a huge block of concrete (over a tonne in weight). The police said a crane (from the building site adjacent) was used to lift the shed out of the way and the bike (complete with staple and concrete block) was also taken.

The bike looked more expensive than it was and had been hard used. It was insured. The loss adjuster took one look at the crime scene and couldn't believe anyone would go to such lengths to steal a bike worth less than £1000. Son replaced that bike with a more expensive one that looked like it came from a recycling centre (custom paint job) - and carried it up and down to a third floor flat at least once a day.

He said the worst part of the experience was that someone had been watching him and came all tooled up just to take the bike.

Sounds like an inside job.

Go and take a equivalent value of building materials... I jest but sounds fishy...

Cheers James

 

[Puddleduck]

Sounds like an inside job.

Go and take a equivalent value of building materials... I jest but sounds fishy...

Cheers James

Stuff also taken from building site. Culprit was found, charged etc etc got a fine - goods never recovered. He was a casual labourer from the site and had been watching my son and the bike.