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Transport · Ireland
Updated September 2026

🚲 My bike was stolen — what is the procedure?

Direct answer

Report it to An Garda Síochána (garda.ie) with the frame number — without it the bike cannot be traced or claimed; the number is on the frame, the receipt or your registration. Check Garda station / Transport for Ireland lost property (transportforireland.ie), the bike register or lost-property route for Ireland: recovered bikes are matched there, and registering yours now makes the next theft a claim. Contents or bike insurance pays with the police report; if they refuse, Your city or county council (gov.ie).

Call firstAn Garda Síochána
Report toGarda station / Transport for Ireland lost property
If that failsYour city or county council

🗣️ What to say

"My bicycle, [brand, model, colour, frame number], was stolen on [date] between [time] and [time] at [place], locked with [lock]. Photos attached. I want to file a report and get a case number for my insurer."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Frame numberUnder the bottom bracket, on the head tube or the receipt. Photograph it now for the next time.
  2. Report to An Garda SíochánaOnline, ten minutes. Case number for insurance and for the register.
  3. Register: Garda station / Transport for Ireland lost propertyMark it stolen in the national register; check it weekly and second-hand sites.
  4. InsuranceHousehold or bike insurance: report within the deadline, with the police number and the receipt.
  5. Found it for sale?Do not confront. Give the police the listing and the frame number; they recover it.

📇 All contacts

An Garda SíochánaReport at any station or via the Garda websiteAlways — you need the PULSE reference for the bank🔗 www.garda.ie/en/crime/fraud
Garda station / Transport for Ireland lost propertyLost propertyIn the first days🔗 www.transportforireland.ie/support/lost-property
Your city or county councilNuisances, roads, waste, lost property, environmental complaintsFor anything the council handles🔗 www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/1a5c8-local-authorities
Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO)Free, binding complaints against insurersAfter the insurer's final response📞 01 567 7000🔗 www.fspo.ie
Central Bank of Ireland — consumer protectionSupervises financial firms; warning list of unauthorised firmsUnauthorised firms, systematic misconduct📞 0818 681 681🔗 www.centralbank.ie/consumer-hub

❓ Frequently asked

Is it worth reporting?

Yes — insurance requires it, recovered bikes are returned only to reported owners, and the statistics decide where police put effort.

I have no receipt

Photos, the frame number, a bank statement of the purchase are enough for the report and usually for the insurer.

E-bike with an app

Report the location the app shows to the police; do not go alone.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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