Live recoveryStreatham recoveryEnding bike theft
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Riding a bike should be fun and worry free for everyone — but the scale of bike theft has overwhelmed the police, pushed insurance premiums sky high and made owning a bike feel impossible for many of us.
We founded BackPedal because we were fed up with the status quo and wanted to tackle bike theft head on.
The BackPedal way
We do things back to front. Our mechanics fit covert GPS hardware to your bike on day one — at a time and place that suits you, kit included.
If it's ever stolen, one call to our 24/7 hotline puts a case handler and our recovery team on it immediately. No queue, no claim form, no weeks of waiting — we go and get the bike back.
80%+Recovery rate, last 3 months
~48hMost bikes returned within
Recovering bikes means thieves don't profit — and that's how we shrink the incentive to steal in the first place. On the rare occasion we can't recover, backup insurance by Sundays covers the replacement.
VS. The status quo
- The bike is gone, the police can't help.
- You'll be lucky if it ever turns up.
- Your insurance pays out — eventually — minus the excess.
- The thief is still out there, riding away on someone else's bike.
- Your next bike is the same risk all over again.
Let's end bike crime
Bicycle theft in the UK is an estimated £330m of stolen bikes a year, with thieves who consistently target neighbourhoods. We're after them, and we'd love your help. Here's how you can get involved in stamping it out.
Get protected
A few minutes to a quote, then we send out a mechanic to fit a tracking kit to your bike — at home or work.
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