Police Tag?

Got Pull over today.. and the police want me to put a tag on my frame?? Anyone has similar experiences?

Do you have a ASBO?

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Asbo?

haha... no... he did say I was cycling too fast...:(

Amazing

I dream of the day I get a speeding ticket on a push bike (on the flat, of course).

What is this madness?

Its to allow speedier return if found by police, its quite clever.
Lots of bikes in Oxford have them.
I'll be putting one on both Geeks when I get them back....

if found by police

operative words....won't stop your bike getting nicked.....

There are much better ways of targeting bike crime, like closing down the fences.

Where were you when they stopped you? I'm cool with free chippage of my bike if it makes it more returnable after theft.

How does it work?

And even though I'm paranoid, I know I can always use the other chipless one when I do drug deals and gun-running, in case they're following me with it, cos that never gets locked up anywhere. Sorted.

operative words....won't stop your bike getting nicked.....

There are much better ways of targeting bike crime, like closing down the fences.

Maybe they catch them better if they can track your frame via satellites and shit, to the fence's lair...

wow if it is a free service i can see a huge queue of people outside the nearest police station demanding one

I thought this was going to be about coppers playing tag. I'm slightly disappointed.

That makes two of us.

i suppose they'll be able track US as well as the bike thiefs if they put the tags in

NOT SUCH A GOOD THING

If you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear Dicki.

That said I tend to close the curtains when going to bed.

Hmmm.

i have nothing to hide but i still don't feel i should have to give my name to the police while riding near the excel centre during the G7 conference
that was the exact line they gave
bloody blair, new labour and his big brother state

As a friendly chap who walked into a bike shop near me pointed out, the tags are typically glued or slipped down inside the seat tube so all you need is to ram a broom handle down the tube, chip crushed and you may as well not have bothered in the first place. I'm sure he didn't make a living stealing bikes or anything...

Having said that, it's only helpful if the bike is recovered by the Police in the first place, and given the low priority that theft in general seems to attract, the chances of recovery are slim to fuck all. IMO, you're much better off assuming the Police will do nothing (which is probably true) and dealing with this whole issue yourself by:
a) using decent locks and being aware of where you park your bike so it is much less likely to get nicked in the first place
b) having insurance that means you can replace your bike should it be stolen

Bike insurance is a waste of money, as most companies charge a lot, as bicycles are deemed as high risk, and won't cough up should your bike get nicked.

You're better off saving say £20 each month, which would be akin to your insurance premium, and using that to buy a new bike should you have the misfortune to have yours stolen.

Bike insurance is a waste of money, as most companies charge a lot, as bicycles are deemed as high risk, and won't cough up should your bike get nicked.

You're better off saving say £20 each month, which would be akin to your insurance premium, and using that to buy a new bike should you have the misfortune to have yours stolen.

+1 or when the account gets enough cash in it buy a pre-emptive bike. Just in case like!

+1 or when the account gets enough cash in it buy a pre-emptive bike. Just in case like!

Ha! Pre-emptive bike buying FTW.

That'll learn those thieves too. Nicked my bike? - too slow sucker - I've already bought a new one. Take that.

Hmmm - maybe that doesn't quite work.

Agreed that bicycle-specific insurance is an expensive rip-off. However, you can get some quite competitive contents insurance policies that provide very good cover for bicycles, and not just in the home.

Agreed that bicycle-specific insurance is an expensive rip-off. However, you can get some quite competitive contents insurance policies that provide very good cover for bicycles, and not just in the home.

My turn to +1

I really wanted this thread to involve riding around the square mile, tagging pigs.

haha... no... he did say I was cycling too fast...:(

Does not compute.

I'd say until you are able to hydroplane, you're not going fast enough :-)

I thought this was going to be about coppers playing tag. I'm slightly disappointed.

That makes two of us.

More like three of us.