Neighbourhood policing have been
fortunate to obtain funds from Lancashire County Council to purchase bike
marking kits from a national company, BikeRegister.com. They are offering
to security mark bicycles belonging to members of the public free of
charge. This is obviously open to you and members of your family. Just come along to Bolton-le-Sands Fire Station on Saturday February 15 between 11am and 1.00pm.
The BikeRegister.com scheme is
basically where a bicycle is given an ID number, the owner’s details are
registered and a log book created for the bicycle similar to a V5 log book
for a car. This log book is then
e-mailed to the owner. There are a
limited number of kits but the aim is to reach as many people as possible to
get their bicycles ID’d. This will
hopefully prevent crime as they are clearly marked to any bicycle thief and it
will also help the police identify owners of bicycles as and when they are
recovered.
basically where a bicycle is given an ID number, the owner’s details are
registered and a log book created for the bicycle similar to a V5 log book
for a car. This log book is then
e-mailed to the owner. There are a
limited number of kits but the aim is to reach as many people as possible to
get their bicycles ID’d. This will
hopefully prevent crime as they are clearly marked to any bicycle thief and it
will also help the police identify owners of bicycles as and when they are
recovered.