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Originally Posted by Threewheelbonnie
(Post 637566)
Thieves are employing the technology. At a recent bike meet people report getting home and finding a tag stuck to their bike. They now know where you live :(
It's the steal to order people of course, not the balaklava wearing chav scum who'll try bike jacking in most UK cities, but something to consider if you have anything high end and go to such places. A physical check is probably required to account for the different versions.
I like the sound of the private security companies. Unfortunately the UK plod views them as competition and would rather arrest the property owner or his hired help for hurting the feelings of Albanian Gangsters than do their job :(
Andy
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The burglars who stole 2 bikes from my garage when I lived in the UK didn't need to track my bike. The MOT station where I had been the week before sent them. I told the police who had sent the 2 scroats, but they weren't interested.
The UK property owner is low hanging fruit and in my experience UK coppers are lazy "constables" (4 letter or 5 in the plural word substituted out).
An interesting recent Bulgarian anecdote from friends who had cash stolen from their house by a builder, previously working on the property: The police and private security turned up together to challenge said builder. In terms of correct division of labour, the police arrested the thief and recovered some of the stolen cash (the balance had been spent in a casino) and the private security firm assisted in the extraction of the confession and are now helping the thief in his attempt to sell his car, so that the balance can be reimbursed. |
