Bike stolen : Ireland
Report the theft · Registration and identifying your bike · Prepare your evidence
Report the theft
Contact your local Garda station by phone or in person. The online declaration covers eligible property theft below €500 within the Republic of Ireland; read its exclusions first. For higher values, evidence at the scene or other excluded circumstances, contact the station.
Registration and identifying your bike
If your bike already has a registration or marking record, tell that provider it was stolen and check your contact details. Registration does not replace a police report. Keep the registration identifier and the frame number separately: they can be different.
Prepare your evidence
Gather the frame number, purchase or servicing records, old photographs, the place and time of the theft, and your police report reference. Keep the originals. Tell the police which details are unknown rather than guessing. Ask your insurer which documents and deadlines apply to your contract.
If you find a possible match
Save the original listing URL, its reference, the date, the description and photographs. Compare scratches, repairs and changed parts with your own photographs. The same model or colour is not enough to identify a bike. Give the evidence to the police with your report reference and follow their instructions. Do not confront the seller.
Searching with Retrace
Retrace compares your bicycle photos with listings on covered sites and alerts you to possible matches. Check coverage for your country before starting a search. Private groups and messages are not covered. Each possible match needs checking.
- Facebook Marketplace
- Buycycle
- DoneDeal
- Adverts.ie
- Pinkbike BuySell
- Bikeflip
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