Jules she/herOct 2, 2025

Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police (BTP) says it will not investigate bike thefts outside stations where the bicycle has been left for more than two hours.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jm3wxvlkjo

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Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'

The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

Show threadCraig StewartOct 2, 2025
@afewbugs I wish I had a job where I could declare doing my actual job was too difficult, so I'm not going to do my job so that I could do other tasks I consider more important.
Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@pmb00cs @afewbugs BTP aren't even investigating car thefts by stations (and then folk wonder why people would rather drive to the whole destination than take the train, as at least many car parks away from stations and private dwellings have better security)
Oct 2, 2025 at 3:37pmWeb