Retailers & Manufacturers

With the Government's significant on-going investment in cycling, bicycle ownership continues to increase in cities and towns throughout the UK.  E-bikes are also playing part in the growth in cycling post-pandemic, and trends suggest that by 2030 around 30 million will be sold every year.

To sustain this trend, it is vital that cyclists are offered more protection against cycle theft. Research has previously shown that cycle theft is a bigger deterrent to cycling to work that being involved in a road traffic collision.  With the cost of living increasing in parallel to increases in the value of the average bike, bike theft is an attractive proposition for criminals.  Bike theft can be part of organised crime and is attractive due to the ease with which stolen bikes can be sold. 

About BikeRegister

BikeRegister is the UK's national cycle database and the leading online bicycle identification initiative with over 1.3 million bikes registered.

It aims to reduce cycle theft and enables owners to be reunited with their bikes if they are stolen and recovered. BikeRegister is used by every Police Force and enables police officers to easlity trace ownership of recovered, stolen or lost bikes.

The Police encourage cycle retailers to offer bike marking at the point of sale (which means that the bike is protected as soon as it leaves the shop). This helps the police to return the thousands of bikes they recover every year which they cannot currently identify or trace back to an owner, because they have either no unique frame number or identifying mark, or are not registered on the National BikeRegister Database.

Benefits of Retailers using BikeRegister:

Many cycle retailers already use BikeRegister, but there are thousands of retailers, second-hand bike shops and manufacturers across the UK that could benefit from using the system for their own purchases.

Bike registration is vital in the fight against cycle crime and lifetime registration is free for all customers. Cycle ownership can easily be transferred to a new owner in a just a few clicks on bikeregister.com.

Some of the retailers and brands we already collaborate with:

Sophie Browne, Director & Co-Founder, Advanced Bikes, said:

“We are very proud to have made a committed choice to pre-register all our Advanced e-bikes with BikeRegister’s TESA labels at no extra cost to the customer.

“The labels work initially as a deterrent which is very important to start with. In the event of theft, the registration with the UK’s biggest national cycle database really aids the police to do a more effective job with recovery. Then with our additional layer of a GPS tracker fitted into our RECO e-bikes, we are doing our very best to keep our e-bikes safe."

Bespoke Solutions

We offer bespoke marking kit for retailers and manufacturers with company logos/bespoke wording that can be added to any of our marking kits below to make our solutions tailored to your needs.

A customized BikeRegister security label, crafted exclusively for your company, not only incorporates your distinctive logo but also features a unique QR code. 

BikeRegister's Security Marking Kits

Membership Plus Kit

The Membership Plus Kit contains two highly durable Tamper-Resistant QR Barcode labels featuring our unique BikeRegister ID. If a bike is found, the labels can be scanned with a smartphone and identified on the BikeRegister website.

Included with the kit is:

• x1 Membership Card
• x2 Tamper-resistant security ID labels (containing QR barcodes)

Permanent Marking Kit

This kit parmanently marks the bike frame with an unique BikeRegister ID. The kit chemically etches the frame of the bike with a visible and permanent blue mark, leaving a unique ID which does not affect the frames integrity. Included with the kit is:

• x1 Membership Card
• x1 Unique ID stencil
• x1 Tamper-proof warning sticker
• x1 UV blue marking compound

Covert Marking Kit

This kit marks the bike frame and components with hundreds of microscopic dots printed with a unique BikeRegister ID. Included with the kit is a colourless UV marking kit which chemically etches the coating of the bike frame with the unique BikeRegister ID, the marking is invisbule unless seen under UV light. Inlcuded with the kit is:

• x1 Membership Card
• x1 Unique ID Stencil
• x1 UV clear marking compound
• x1 Tube of microdots and applicator
• x1 Tamper-proof warning sticker
• x1 TESA Security Label

For more information, prices and details of bespoke marking kits, please email [email protected]