Closed petition: Mandatory records of bicycle (& component) serial numbers at sale & ban removal

Closed on 25 January 2026

Many bicycle frames, suspension forks, shock absorbers and other components already have unique identifiers from the factory. This is a petition to mandate record keeping of these identifiers for all new and used sales, on all platforms, for all those selling bicycles or parts.

Currently, there's no mandatory record keeping or declaration of unique identifiers. Stolen goods can easily be sold on online marketplaces and other platforms.

If it is mandatory to declare these identifiers when selling bicycles (and components) online, stolen goods may be harder to sell.

In addition, removal of unique identifiers should be made illegal. Possession of any bicycle (or component) that's had its unique identifier deliberately removed should be illegal.