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Originally Posted by benparker
... I spoke to the police again and they said that the bike was not only seized for forensics but also to stop further damage being done......
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Ummm. Someone was quick thinking! They are entitled to charge you for reasonable steps taken to safeguard your property, and most forces ask you if you agree to this at the time you report it stolen. However if they found it close to your property it is reasonable to expect them to make an attempt to contact you to see if you could recover it yourself before incurring unnecessary expense. The words "reasonable" and "necessary" are important here. If they recovered it near to your home and didn't make any attempt to contact you (their control log will have all the information re this) then you are in a strong position to negotiate the recovery cost.