From today, Police can stop you to check if your bike is stolen

To fight bike thieves, a new law will be effective from tomorrow. It allows police officers to stop whomever they like on the bike path to scan the frame number of the bike and check if the bicycle has been reported stolen.

Christoffer Friis Christensen

Jan 31, 2025

With more than 745,000 bicycles in the city, cycling is most definitely a cornerstone of everyday life in Copenhagen, in which people from all walks of life actively participate. However, the preferred transportation system of the Copenhageners also bears a less desirable side in the form of rampant numbers of bike thefts, making it one […]

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