Bristol bike hunters

Wheezybiker · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 19 Jun 2017 Karma :

Article on BBC about stolen bike hunters in Bristol
Not watched it yet

Baffler186 · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 May 2013 Karma :

Watched it this morning. Apparently they've recovered "dozens" of bikes, but it didn't say if they were intact. The footage was mostly of them kicking around bits of burned out bikes under a bridge. And they wear stab vests.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

How many students have TPO? How many can afford the excess? How many can afford the insurance hikes both general and specific which come from increased theft?
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grr666 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Jun 2014 Karma :

Student in 'poor' shocker. Never mind, things look up pretty quickly once you are earning a proper wage, that's why they
are students isn't it? To improve prospects and build a career in something that isn't unskilled. Can't have it all.
Pretty sure I already contribute towards the Police, it really is their look out to go after criminals, not mine.
That's not to say I wouldn't protect my own property with force given that scenario, but someone else's. Nah ta,
just the same as I wouldn't expect anyone not in a blue uniform to put themselves in danger for any of my valuable
stuff. Hence the insurance. I'm not taking a knife in the guts from some weed addled bredren over someones else's bike.
Vigilantism is not the answer to the problem, and I live in Bristol btw.

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B5234FT · Brolly Dolly Joined: 28 Sep 2009 Karma :

The problem for me, is that unlike 'proper' crime of years ago where bikes were stolen, stripped and sold off in bits, I don't really want my bike back, repaired or otherwise after these scrotes have had it.

Recovering an intact bike thats got a broken steering lock and ignition barrel before it's stripped is one thing. Recovering a bike thats been joy-ridden, dropped, ridden off road etc is just delaying my insurance settlement frankly.

The root of the problem is to stop them being stolen in the first place.

Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

I prefer the approach of the 'bristol firestarter' who torched (abet pathetically badly) the 'memorial' to one of the little shites.
If I remember correctly he was still on life support at the time.
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winz · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Feb 2015 Karma :

I follow them on Facebook as I live in Bristol (proper Bristol unlike you grr Wink

) and I've had my bike stolen. Luckily it was found down the road with a broken steering lock.

They have recovered a load of bikes and they get there either; before the Police or before they get towed and pay their extortionate fees. All volunteers too, so hats off to them for doing something to help the community.
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WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

I live in proper Bristol too and hats off to them for making
an effort. you know the cops will do SFA.
My mate had his torched and my lad had his 125 nicked.
When the popo were told of it just down the road, instead of telling us
(I had a van and could have collected it quickly and easily)
they just got it recovered so it was £120 for that pleasure and £20 a day thereafter.
the useless bloody coppers just added insult to injury !

I went to see it and haggled them down to the £120 recovery only fee and managed to fix it up again as the theives were too
inbred/stupid to get it running and go far on it.

many others aren't so lucky if you can call it that
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Nobby the Bastard · Harley Gaydar Joined: 16 Aug 2013 Karma :

I work in Bristol and never have any concerns about parking at work.
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