Hope the bike thief pains painfully and slowly. Scum. Trouble is police don't even seem in the slightest bit inclined to investigate thefts.
Not sure that's true. I had a bike nicked from London Bridge and the police not only investigated it but got the bloke who robbed it (he'd snaffled about 20 bikes apparently). I actually got some compo - not enough to pay for the bike, it was only about £40 but it was something. The bike was insured but the excess was more than the bike was worth so I didn't bother claiming