Proof of ownership (police stopping cyclists and seizing bikes)

[Borbus]

There is no single receipt for my bike since I bought the frame second hand and then bought every component separately. Not sure how I would prove that it is mine, but innocent until proven guilty, right?

 

[Black Sheep]

But it's a hell of a lot easier to see if you are the owner or are allowed to driver said car than it is with a bicycle.

true,

it's an attempt in the right direction, depends how it's executed in practice that matters.

 

[MontyVeda]

There is no single receipt for my bike since I bought the frame second hand and then bought every component separately. Not sure how I would prove that it is mine, but innocent until proven guilty, right?

Oh FFS... the police aren't stopping cyclist and saying "right if you don't produce the receipt for this bike I'm gonna seize it sonny." ... so please stop harping on about whether you got a receipt or not.

If somebody, i.e. you, looks suspicious on a bike you may be stopped and asked a couple of questions such as "Without looking at your bike can you tell me the make and model?"

 

[Kleban]

Lancashire Police has in the last fortnight been asking cyclists to prove the bikes they are riding are their own.

The rider is then asked to prove, either with a receipt or some other proof, that the bicycle actually belongs to them. A failure to convince the police that the bike is not their own could see the bike being confiscated by the police.

http://www.goinggoin...brings-results/

Any comments?

When it comes to the Police (forgive the cliche') it's a case of: Damned if they do, and they're damned if they don't.

All I can say is; well done to the Police. At least they're being proactive in trying to reduce bike theft crime ...

 

[PaulSecteur]

Everyone with a nice carbon bike should go and get their postcode stamped in the bottom bracket, just so you know its yours.

P`raps not.