Police U-turn over bike thefts from railway stations welcomed

Police U-turn over bike thefts from railway stations welcomed

'A real win for everyone who uses our transport network'

'It's a real win for everyone' – British police force U-turns on policy that effectively decriminalised bike theft

The short-lived strategy was reversed following pressure from Cycling UK and others

Cycling UK statement on BTP bike theft policy reversal

A policy to no longer investigate bike thefts if the cycle has been left for more than two hours, or if the bike is valued at less than £200, from British Transport Police (BTP) has been reversed following constructive engagement with the national cycling charity, Cycling UK. Following clear feedback from Cycling UK, its members and supporters, British Transport Police has updated the cycle theft section of its Crime Screening Policy on 5 Januar…

Controversial train station bike theft policy “sent the wrong message about whose journeys matter,” cycling campaigners say as “common sense” U-turn hailed

This week, the British Transport Police reversed their policy on refusing to investigate stolen bikes left at stations for more than two hours, an outcome Cycling UK says is “a real win for everyone who uses our transport network”