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Why electric bike thefts are exploding at the border between France, Switzerland and Germany

2024-03-29T15:16:04.798Z

Highlights: Electric bike thefts are exploding at the border between France, Switzerland and Germany. A generosity of Swiss insurers undoubtedly at the origin of the lack of vigilance of owners. In Sainte-Anne-de-Luchon in France, electric bike thefts have exploded in recent months. The number of thefts of electric bicycles in France has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last five years, according to a recent survey by the country's police force. The total number of electric bicycle thefts in France in the past five years has increased by nearly 60 per cent, compared to the previous five years.


Cases of theft of electric bicycles, often very expensive, are increasing sharply in border towns in Switzerland and Germany. In Sain


It was when we opened the door of the “Bike Jucker” store in the Swiss border town of Basel that we met Tobias. This thirty-year-old Swiss wanders the aisles of the store looking for an electric bike. “I had mine stolen two weeks ago when I parked it in front of my house. In my neighborhood, electric bike thefts have exploded in recent months,” laments the Basel town hall employee.

A young man who benefits from a comfortable budget to purchase a new two-wheeler: “The advantage is that my insurance reimbursed me at the price of the new one and what's more in three days! » A generosity of Swiss insurers undoubtedly at the origin of the lack of vigilance of owners.

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Source: leparis

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