Stolen bike found

Have you found a bike or recovered yours after a theft? The BicyCode database and law enforcement agencies play a key role in these situations. Find out here what you need to do to act quickly and effectively, whether you're dealing with a stolen bike or finally recovering your own.

Report a bike
found or recovered

Have you just found a stolen bike with a BicyCode?

First of all, check its status on the APIC website.

Check status

If the bike is listed as “stolen, ” to avoid being accused of receiving stolen property, go to the law enforcement office nearest to you (police station or gendarmerie) and hand over the bike along with its BicyCode identifier. These authorities have access to the National Database to contact the owner and inform them that their bicycle has been found.

Has your bike been found?

The BicyCode database is accessible only to law enforcement, who may contact you provided that your contact information is correctly updated in your BicyCode account.

It is therefore important to verify that your contact information is up to date by logging into your BicyCode account.

Once you’ve found it, be sure to update your bike’s status to “found” in your BicyCode account. Additionally, if your bike is damaged and no longer roadworthy, mark it as “destroyed” in your user account.