Someone's stolen my bike
Discussion
I left my Hardtail MTB [bottom of the range 12011 model Boardman] locked up at work in the designated area with a D Lock and extender cable at about half eight this morning, and walked past that area to go to lunch at about 2pm. I saw a gap where my bike should have been and my extender cable cut in half still attached to my D lock 
The designated bike area isn't visible from the road, is under the building near the main entrance door to and from the car park. The car park has vehicular access via a swipe-card entry barrier that has a path next to it but also has an open air staircase that leads from the barrier down to the designated bike area, again this is not visible from the road.
I spoke to Security and checked back on the footage, and at 9.49 ths morning a guy in jeans trainers and a green hoodie [hood up] was seen carrying a bag and crouching inear my bike. A good 2 minutes later I saw my bike being ridden through the car park, walked up the car park ramp and then ridden into the distance
Spoke to Hampshire Police and they will send a PC over to get a copy of the Security footage and, hopefully, recoginse the guy as a serial thief; if not they said it would more than likely be filed as a stolen unrecoverable bike
My MTB had a Police marking on it with a secure number, and we had logged that number and took photos of the bike when the whole family had their bikes logged by the Police at the local Waitrose when they had a security-drive on last year.
Fingers crossed they get the guy - not too fussed about the MTB as it will probably be parted out and there would be no use for the frame as it has that secure police marking on...
Now off home [by car as the wife works in the same building] to check to ensure it is covered by insurance [I think it is, but just to put my mind at ease........]
The designated bike area isn't visible from the road, is under the building near the main entrance door to and from the car park. The car park has vehicular access via a swipe-card entry barrier that has a path next to it but also has an open air staircase that leads from the barrier down to the designated bike area, again this is not visible from the road.
I spoke to Security and checked back on the footage, and at 9.49 ths morning a guy in jeans trainers and a green hoodie [hood up] was seen carrying a bag and crouching inear my bike. A good 2 minutes later I saw my bike being ridden through the car park, walked up the car park ramp and then ridden into the distance
Spoke to Hampshire Police and they will send a PC over to get a copy of the Security footage and, hopefully, recoginse the guy as a serial thief; if not they said it would more than likely be filed as a stolen unrecoverable bike
My MTB had a Police marking on it with a secure number, and we had logged that number and took photos of the bike when the whole family had their bikes logged by the Police at the local Waitrose when they had a security-drive on last year.
Fingers crossed they get the guy - not too fussed about the MTB as it will probably be parted out and there would be no use for the frame as it has that secure police marking on...
Now off home [by car as the wife works in the same building] to check to ensure it is covered by insurance [I think it is, but just to put my mind at ease........]
daz3210 said:
If there is a 'designated' parking place for bikes, and security, is there any liability on the part of the employer or their insurer in respect of this?
Doubt it, there is probably a tiny sign somewhere in the car park saying that all items are left at the owners risk.Just what exactly do the security team at this office do then if they have security gates to stop unauthorised cars getting in but any old tom dick or harry can just stroll on in?!
anonymous said:
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Looking back the bike looked really secure, big D Lock, thick cable round the bike area, but if they're gonna nick it they're gonna nick it, it just depends how hard you're going to make it for them. As it is I was quite chuffed it took the guy 3 minutes to get the bike off the premisesThe thief looked like any other guy in the building [casual clothes etc, some departments have relaxed dress codes, others require shirts and ties], and the security I think is reactive rather than proactive, and more pointed towards personal safety rather than possessions [and rightly so]. I'm also fairly sure there is a general disclaimer like what was mentioned previously
Oh well, anyone know of any deals on CUBE MTB's?......
Edited by hurstg01 on Wednesday 19th September 17:42
daz3210 said:
If there is a 'designated' parking place for bikes, and security, is there any liability on the part of the employer or their insurer in respect of this?
Jeez good job your not on the sp&l stolen bike thread or you would be blaming the op as well as the employer in fact any fooker except the 'thief' 
because they didn't secure it well enough, thieves should have their balls nailed to a table at the 1st opportunity to stop or make them think about it before doing it again 
speedyguy said:
daz3210 said:
If there is a 'designated' parking place for bikes, and security, is there any liability on the part of the employer or their insurer in respect of this?
Jeez good job your not on the sp&l stolen bike thread or you would be blaming the op as well as the employer in fact any fooker except the 'thief' because they didn't secure it well enough, thieves should have their balls nailed to a table at the 1st opportunity to stop or make them think about it before doing it again I'm not blaming anyone in particular, but if the OP's insurance won't pay out, I was thinking maybe the employers would.
The Spruce goose said:
would a motorbike lock sort this problem.
In a word nohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AdugFzCi24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhPzF-hyC7Q
magpie215 said:
I can't watch the videos but surely a huge motorcycle lock would need power tools so the thief would move on to a different bike (OP could leave the lock at work so doesn't matter that it's so heavy)?pokethepope said:
magpie215 said:
I can't watch the videos but surely a huge motorcycle lock would need power tools so the thief would move on to a different bike (OP could leave the lock at work so doesn't matter that it's so heavy)?also in first vid it shows the reporter stealing his own bikes..one from right outside new scotland yard with a huge pair of bolt croppers in an almost comedy way!!
Magic919 said:
I think it's fair to conclude that they wouldn't need to cut the extension cable if they'd defeated the D lock.
Easy enough to defeat a D-lock given time.Whenever I ride in I get irritated by the couple of minutes wait while security put down their donuts and wander out to the back gate to let me in. But at least that way randoms can't just amble in and half-inch bikes...
magpie215 said:
pokethepope said:
magpie215 said:
I can't watch the videos but surely a huge motorcycle lock would need power tools so the thief would move on to a different bike (OP could leave the lock at work so doesn't matter that it's so heavy)?also in first vid it shows the reporter stealing his own bikes..one from right outside new scotland yard with a huge pair of bolt croppers in an almost comedy way!!
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