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Every bike owner can have their bike stolen. A bike might be taken by someone who just wants an easy ride to somewhere—perhaps to get back home. Many bikes are very expensive pieces of equipment and can be sold on for ready cash; sometimes bikes are taken to commit crime. But in all cases, if your bike is stolen, at best it’s an inconvenience, at worst you stand to loose a significant investment.

Essex Police encourage bike owners to register their property at:

www.immobilise.com

and to take simple steps to ensure it is secure:

• invest in your bike’s security—don’t take it for granted
• at home—lock it up securely and ideally in an inaccessible location
  and ANCHOR YOUR BIKE for example with a wall or floor anchor
• out and about—secure it with a strong bicycle lock,  and
  immobilise it if possible
• buy a bike from a legitimate
  source—don’t encourage a thieve’s market

if your bike is stolen, report it on line.

www.essex.police.uk/cp/
crime-prevention/theft-of-a-bicycle/