It should be an offence to remove serial
numbers
It is an offence to remove or alter the registration number on
your car, it is an absolute offence to remove the serial number from
a firearm, it is an offence to alter the serial number of certain
documents such as passports and cheques.
Currently It is not an offence to remove the manufactures
serial number from electrical items.
We believe it should be and by registering with myserialnumbers
you are also agreeing to that statement.
The myserialnumbers site is also acts as a petition, which we
intend to use to lobby parliament for a change in legislation to
make it an offence under the sale of goods act to sell or offer for
sale items that have had their serial numbers removed. protect
our serial numbers
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What is different about
myserialnumbers
A database is only useful when it contains update and accurate
information. There are many asset registers to which you can send in
a list of marked or identifiable property. You cannot view that list
nor do you know who else and how many others can. Your list will
only be updated if you remember to inform the owners of the database
that you have made a new purchase or you no longer own previously
listed item.. The advantage of recording your serial numbers online
is that you can view your records whenever you want to, it is
simple, quick and easy for you to keep your records updated, no
other person has access to any of your personal information.
Once registered your list will never be
LOST, STOLEN, THROWN AWAY, DELETED, BURNT or
SIMPLY FORGOTTEN.
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Why should I have a record of my serial
numbers?
Approximately half of all police stolen reports do not contain
the serial number information. This is simply because the owners
have not kept a record of their numbers or they have lost their
records long ago. Most people can tell you the manufacturers name
but they cannot tell you the model or the serial number.
Expensive electrical items are already marked with a unique
serial number, this is your serial number and recognised by the
police and insurers as a means for proof of ownership. The serial
number is the first number that the police ask you for if you report
an item stolen and it is the first number they check when they
recover a suspected stolen item.
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How will this help the Police?
The United Kingdom has 53 Police Forces; each force operates
their own independent found property, crime property and crime
recording systems. This means when property is stolen from one force
area and then later recovered in another, it is unlikely that the
finding force will ever trace the real owners.
Unless of course that items of property has been marked with a
current postcode or is registered with a property marking
company.
or
You have registered your serial numbers online with
myserialnumbers.
Top tip: Your serial numbers are unique don't
be afraid to say that they are yours.
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Why don't I just use an ultra violet
pen to mark my property with my postcode?
Is every item in your house marked with your current postcode?
No, thereÕs a surprise
Postcoding your property hasnÕt been as successful as you might
think. Most household items that come into police possession are not
marked with a postcode and if they are it is now hardly readable or
it is no longer valid. Yet individually marking items of property
with a postcode is still considered good practise.
So what is the problem?
- When you move house, your postcode will also alter, some
people change address regularly.
- What about if you want to sell the item, will you remember to
remove your postcode, (how easy is that? VERY is the answer)
- Maybe you have engraved or scratched your postcode onto the
item, how much is that item worth now?
- Maybe you have recently purchase a new item, but you havenÕt
got a UV pen
- With myserialnumbers it doesnÕt matter how often you
move house, now thereÕs no need to deface and devalue your new
television or any other property for that matter. You donÕt even
need an engraving kit or a special pen.
- Your postcode, your serial numbers and the Internet are the
simple solution to an ailing system.
- Recording your serial numbers with the national database is
the simplest of all the property marking solutions. Why pay a
fortune for innovative technical solutions when what you already
purchased a uniquely marked item
Top tip: Your property is already marked with
a serial number........USE IT
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Sentimental value
Arguably the most commonly stolen items during a domestic
burglary are video recorders or DVD players at the same time the
thieves help themselves to a few items of jewellery, your favourite
broach or the pocket watch granddad left you.
You may be
surprised to know that the police regularly recover these items and
they are still together wrapped inside a pillowcase or bin liner.
This is when your serial numbers will really work for you and help
the police reunite you with your other unidentifiable precious items
of property.
Top tip: Never keep your sentimental or
precious jewellery in jewellery boxes.
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Stop suspects getting away with it
Police often find property that they suspect to be stolen, but
without a lost or stolen report the officers have no choice but to
accept the story made up by the suspected thief. ÔI brought it off a
fella in the pubÕ. Everyone knows that he didnÕt, itÕs more likely
that the owner hasnÕt yet realised it is missing. The suspect is
released without charge and worse still he is allowed to take away
the stolen property.
Top tip: Register your serial numbers, donÕt
let them get away with it
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What happens to stolen property
Police property stores are full of identifiable property,
thousands of items that have been subject of an insurance claim and
payout. Thousands of items that now belong to insurance companies,
but without any means of proving ownership those items are sold off
through public auctions with the revenue being used to fund police
operations.
Through myserialnumbers you are able to tag items that
have been reported stolen so if the item is later found, it can be
returned to you or your insurer. Once your claim is settled the
lawful owner of that property will be the insurer, if you donÕt want
the property back then it should be the insurer who sells that item
at auction, not the police.
Top tip: Tell your insurer that you have
registered and ask for a premium discount. If everyone was
registered it might mean cheaper insurance all of us.
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Your serial numbers
The vast majority of stolen items stored in police property rooms
still have serial numbers intact and undamaged, clearly criminals do
not always remove the serial number.
Recording your serial number has long been recognised as the best
way of proving your ownership, but without a receipt can you provide
proof of when that item came into your possession?
myserialnumbers is date and time stamped therefore recording
the exact moment that you register you claim to ownership.
To further protect
your claim and your serial numbers, we at ListedA2Z will be
lobbying Members of Parliament in order to pass legislation under
the Sale of Goods Act whereby it will be an offence to sell certain
electrical items that have clearly had serial numbers removed.
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If someone finds an item that I have
registered will they be told my name and address?
NO!
We will never give out any of your personal information to the
police or the public.
The public can search and see if a found item is registered. The
searcher will need to know the make, model and full serial number of
the item.
The public will only be told that an item is registered and if it
is being offered for sale then that person is asked to inform the
police immediately.
If a member of the public finds a registered item they should
hand it at their local police station.
The police can either contact us direct at which point, we will
then telephone them back using the recognised call back procedure to
a listed police telephone number and provide the officer with your
postcode or crime number details.
If the police officer is authorised then they can make use of a
confidentially online police search facility, but again the result
of the search will only be your postcode or a crime number.
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myserialnumbers security labels
Our security labels perform a number of tasks
In the first instance the label is designed to deter the thief
and the receiver, it is a proven fact that marked and registered
items of property are less likely to be stolen. Included in the
label pack is a window sticker informing any would be
thief that all your serial numbers are registered.
The labels also inform the police where the item is
registered.
The label only marks the item with registration information so
if you sell that item the new owner can simply register the change
of ownership. If anyone attempts to register an item that is already
registered or has been reported stolen then the police will
automatically be informed.
Top tip: Click here to find out more about our labels
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Will the myserialnumbers register make a
difference
Because of myserialnumbers and the public support, all
manufactures will one day fit irremovable serial numbers to their
products. Some already have click
here to see our quality serial number manufactures list. Our
view is ÔA good serial number, means a good manufacturerÕ
If you are a manufacturer and you think you should be on our
list, email
us.
With your support it will be an offence to sell items that do not
display a manufactureÕs serial number.
myserialnumbers makes it easier for the police to trace
owners of recovered stolen property.
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Top tip: Print
off the blank list and write down the make, model and serial
number of all your identifiable,
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What about recording stolen
property?
If you have the serial numbers for any item that you have
recently had stoeln and a valid crime number, then you can record
those items free of charge on the site.
Other sites such as itsmissing.com, traceit4u.com, lost property
office and many others charge a quarterly fee to do so, we do not
charge and our search is available to all 53 UK Police forces.
Top tip: Record all you new items as soon as
you install them in your home and record your claim to ownership. If
you haven't signed up yet then do so here
ortherwise login
now.
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Advertising items for sale
At any time you can select a item or a number of items that you
wish to sell.
Then when a interested purchaser search the index for items for
sale within a particular catagory, they will be presented with a
list of Makes and Models. If the prospect purchaser is interested in
your item t an to us will be generated, we will forward that
interest on to you. At no time will we provide any of your personal
information to the public, the police or any other member.
If you decide to sell it will be your responsibility to contact
the interested party, agree a price and arrange shipment.
myserialnumbers only acts as a medium for advertising for sale your
property. We do not claim commission or charge any amount of money
for this service.
myserialnumbers is not liable for any breach of agreement.
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using the site
Statutory Rights
none of the information below affects your statutory rights. We
are a UK based company, subject to UK consumer law so dealing with
myserialnumbers is completely safe.
what do I do if there's any problem with my order?
if you have any problems with an order from
myserialnumbers, send us an email to purchasequeries@myserialnumbers.co.uk
or phone our customer care line on 07792 258 161. We'll tell you
exactly what steps we're going to take to rectify the problem.
when will myserialnumbers charge my credit/switch card?
your card will be charged immediately as this is a service
offering and there is no despatch of goods.
is my credit/switch card number secure?
Yes! The area of myserialnumbers that collects your credit
card information is hosted on worldpays secure server. Before you
can send us your details, your computer establishes a direct
connection to this server. The latest encryption technology (SSL) is
used to enable secure transfer of your personal data over the
Internet.
Now that's pretty secure but, if you're still not convinced,
think about this:
Every time you buy petrol or a meal or pay a bill with your
credit card, somebody could copy down the number. Every time you
give your card number over the phone, someone could be listening.
Think how many people in the world know your card number. Hundreds
probably. Why don't they use that number to order loads of stuff by
mail order? Because it would be easy to catch them by looking at the
address on the packages and they'd go to jail! Here's the really
good bit, though. You wouldn't have to pay, even if someone else did
use your card fraudulently. So, in fact, a credit card is the safest
way of ordering anything mail order, whether by phone, fax or
on-line.
We hope that's convinced you!
will my email address be passed on to third parties?
absolutely not. All your details are treated as strictly
confidential. We're Internet users, too, and we know how annoying
unsolicited email can be. We wouldn't risk annoying you by being the
cause of it.
does the myserialnumbers site use cookies?
yes it does. Cookies (tiny text files, temporarily stored on your
computer) are needed to allow us to ensure that you are correctly
connected to your item register and to stop others from getting to
your item register. We're sorry if this offends you but there's no
other way for us to make it all work.
what if I have a complaint about myserialnumbers?
we've put our heart and soul - not to say the last year of our
lives - into myserialnumbers and we will not allow you to
become dissatisfied with us. If you have any complaint, criticism or
concern about any service provided by myserialnumbers, just
contact
us . We will acknowledge your concern within two working days
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