Updates and Announcements

Thames Valley Police no longer accept bikes that have been found by a member of the public or take reports of lost bikes. If a person has had their bike stolen this needs to be reported online to TVP or by calling 101.

A lost bike needs to be reported with all details and serial numbers online to www.bikeregister.com. TVP have access to search this site so they can check if a stolen bike has been found providing the owner knows the serial number. The finder of a bike can go to this website to check if the bike has been reported stolen and if it has this person needs to report this to the Police.  If the found bike has not been recorded on “bike register” as lost or stolen, the finder needs to make reasonable attempts to locate the true owner of the bike via social media pages such as Lost and Found in our area. Best practice for finders of bikes would be to hold on to them for a period of 4 weeks to give owner chance to come forward but after this period the finder can decide how to dispose of the bike.

Trading Standards within the Public Protection Partnership (PPP) are looking to both refresh and energise the existing No Cold Calling Zones (NCCZ) and promote new Zones.

A small number of existing Zones are also Neighbourhood Watch areas; the two have much in common as NCCZ will reduce the incidence of cold calling which in itself can lead to criminal activity.

If you would like to find out how to set up a scheme, please contact Clive Robinson, Trading Standards on:
phone: 01635 503484 or email: Clive.Robinson1@westberks.gov.uk

Trading Standards would be able to provide promotional material, door stickers, street signs, etc. and advise how best to take this forward.