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As far as I know the theft recovery is part of an additional package and not included with a regular purchase. Certainly fun, but I think there are cheaper the

• tinus_hn 3y ago
  Recovering the bike and thus not promoting theft is also a value.
  • michaelt 3y ago
    Maybe, maybe not. I mean, even if a stolen bike has a working tracker and you're able to trace it to a particular house, do VanMoof's recovery team have the legal authority to bust the door down to reclaim it?
    • Arnt 3y ago
      Generally not. According to a newspaper that followed one of the trackers for a day, the tracker offered a choice: "Give me the bike now right now or I call the police, who will see my data, believe me and do have the authority, and I'll meet you at the door if you try to move the bike."
      • moogly 3y ago
        But would the police show up for a measly bike theft? Where I live, they probably would not, even if you caught them red-handed.
        • moooo99 3y ago
          Maybe they would for a bike that costs more than 2k?
    • tinus_hn 3y ago
      If you consistently locate stolen bikes, you might have a bigger chance of the police backing you up.
      • Arnt 3y ago
        The security guard companies have some sort of arrangement with the police; I've heard that they can call police and have someone show up in a hurry. Why wouldn't Van Moof have the same sort of arrangement in the countries where Van Hoof operates most (well, operated most)?
        • hiatus 3y ago
          Likely because police will not offer a hotline to dispatch them to a bike theft.