BikeRegister, the UK’s national cycle database, is urging everyone who is considering buying cycles as Christmas gifts - and those who already own bikes - to take steps to keep them safe and protected from thieves.

A STOLEN bike has been recovered after a thief tried to sell it to a cycle shop in Wandsworth and the observant retailer checked its status on BikeRegister, the National Cycle Database.

A SWIMMER who was left with a sinking feeling following the theft of his bike has had it returned to him in two days thanks to checks made by West Midlands Police and BikeRegister, the National Cycle Database.

A MAN who had his bike stolen and recovered within two and half hours of registering it as stolen on the BikeRegister database has been reunited with his bike.

A CYCLIST who had his brand new orange Pinnacle Lithium bike stolen was extremely grateful that he had it registered to the BikeRegister database, as it was recovered to him within a week.

A Danish TV crew was recently in London to find out more about how BikeRegister is helping to reduce bike crime in the Capital.

BikeRegister, the National Cycle Database, is proudly unveiling its brand new range of products and packaging today at The Cycle Show 2015, NEC, Birmingham.

OVER 3,000 bicycles across London were registered to BikeRegister, the national cycle database, during a week of cycle security action organised by Transport for London (TfL), the Metropolitan Police Service, City of London Police and the British Transport Police.

Proving that the BikeRegister system works, even many years later, one man has just been reunited with his bike 12 years after it was stolen thanks to an eagle-eyed officer from the Met Police in Hackney, who arrested a man in possession of a suspected stolen bike.

PUBLIC Health Minister and MP for Battersea Jane Ellison had her bike security marked by officers from MPS Wandsworth at a local community event.

THE Blazing Saddles project in Scotland has marked a fleet of specialist bikes worth £2,000-£9,000 each.

CYCLING sensation Daniel Tulett is setting the roads alight this season.

BIKEREGISTER is delighted to be able to claim its first love match!

WE recently took a call from a cyclist called Benjamin Cordier who had locked up his bike in Cambridge Circus in London while he ran some errands.

The inaugural Steering Clear of Cycle Crime Conference, hosted by BikeRegister, the national cycle database, in partnership with the British Transport Police, took place in Birmingham on Thursday, 9th July.

A BIKE has been returned to its owner after it was spotted chained up on a north-east London estate by PC Kieran Ferguson of MPS Hackney.

OUR BikeRegister Support Team recently helped a customer who is now living in Switzerland but had originally registered his bike when he was working in London.

A CYCLE loan scheme in the London Borough of Hackney is proving popular with residents who are able to borrow a bike for a month at a cost of just £10.

POLICE in Stratford, Warwickshire, are aiming to bring bike theft down to an all-time low by launching a new BikeRegister scheme.

THE BikeRegister team recently received a call from a man who noticed that a bike had been dumped outside his house in Croydon, south London.

A LARGE number of bike thefts in Blackpool highlighted an urgent need to increase the public’s awareness of bicycle security.

BikeRegister, the UK’s national cycle database, has partnered with cycle insurance specialists cycleplan to offer customers more help to protect their bikes.

BikeRegister, the UK’s national cycle database, is partnering with bike storage specialists Cyclepods Ltd to reduce bike crime at rail stations across the UK.