Found my stolen bike, now what?

[Brett92]

after a good few months of thinking it would never be seen again, ive found my bike whilst i was out with friends offroading, stashed in a bush pretty much all is well and good, but..

who do i inform? it was reported stolen to police and i have lost my reference number, so do i call local station, 101, dvla, ive no idea! lol want to get it back on the road as soon as, any help appreciated.. thanks!

[wr6133]

Stashed in good nick? You think they may come back to play with it more?

If the above is yes try to catch the cunts. I'm sure you can dispense more than the conditional discharge they will get if ever caught.

As to inform the police just go to your local station.

[map]

You need to claim it back asap.
However, be careful you can prove it's yours. Some enterprising person might have applied for a V5 in their name (unlikely if kept in a bush but it happens). I'd claim bike 1st and then see who to contact.

I believe if you had theft insurance (that's TPFT or fully comp) and they paid out then technically the bike belongs to insurance company. If only 3rd party you're lucky.

As reported stolen to ride you may have to untangle any stolen flags for insurance and just in case the police can be bothered or any rear facing ANPR pings.

Police will have your details on file, they're good like that, love a paper trail.

Sorry, not much actual help although I'd be interested in how this develops.
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[Brett92]

ill be keeping an eye on the place to try catch them anyway, i know every saturday theres bikes down that way because theres an mx track and plenty of woods to play in, ill contact the local station tomorrow and let them know ive found it, and its 100% mine the numbers are still all there (muppets)

as for insurance i didnt even claim it i just cancelled to save the hassle, so am i in a good position here or could it get complicated?

[Mark_F]

Personally, if it were me, I'd phone the police to let them know you've found it (thus it's there to be inspected when they want), and if they're not heading straight there to take a look, I'd get it back home pronto (without riding it uninsured).

[Brett92]

ive already got it sitting in my mates garage, which isnt quite "local" its about 20 mile away, is inspection neccessary if it wasnt claimed on insurance?

[waffles]

If you didn't get an insurance payout or have one being processed then it is still your bike. You are perfectly entitled to take it back from where you found it. Let the police know, though. Go to your local police station and talk to them about it.
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[Pete.]

As above - it's your property, do what you want with it. Tell the cops you have found it and took it home.
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[Brett92]

shall do, cheers for the help all

if anybody else has any more helpful information, do share

[guile]

Has your insurance paid out on the theft? If not, why have you not taken the bike back?

[Mark_F]

[stickybackbob]

[Brett92]

insurance hadnt paid out as i thought screw it and cancelled the policy, the bike wasnt valuable really, only sentimental i suppose, and i have taken it back, its now in my mates garage about 20 mile away from me safe and sound, just praying i can call up tomorrow say ive found it, i wanna end the investigation or whatever and insure myself again

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Take it back and ride it.
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[Richtea]

Yeah, make sure you call police, let them know you've found it and get a reference from them for your call.
When a bike is nicked it has a stolen marker placed on it, so you'll be pinging ANPR cameras everywhere if not!
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[Brett92]

[Raffles]

[stonedrose81]

Congrats on getting it back! Shame you weren't able to dish out justice of the most painful kind to the thieving scum.
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[Brett92]

raffles lmao, made me laugh tbh.. wish they were actually like that, wish theyd even initiate a search really but they dont care for bikes, and thanks stonedrose81.. at the end of the day ive got it back and karmas a bitch, every dog has its day n all, theyll get whats coming to them eventually

[TheSmiler]

Depending where it got stolen from; if it got stolen from your home address expect another visit soon. Not a threat but the culprits are likely to try steal it again if it was easy enough last time.
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[ScaredyCat]

Probably get an FPN for failure to SORN / no insurance...


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