Portsmouth is a flat city and ideal for walking and cycling. Cycling is cheap, ecologically friendly and a great way to move in the city.
Bring your bicycle or buy one in Portsmouth and you will have a great time here, as long as you use your common sense and apply the following Safer Students tips:
Register and mark your bicycle
- register your cycle online using the University’s Property Registration service (please note that this will not insure your belongings but will help if the police finds your lost/stolen property)
- record the make, model, frame number, and any other identifying features of your cycle
- mark your property with both an ordinary marker pen and an ultraviolet (UV) pen to create identification visible and invisible to the naked eye
On the streets
- do not leave your cycle in isolated places
- use the secure cycle storage provided by the University
- use a ‘Sold Secure’ approved D lock
- lock the frame of your cycle to the locking point and whenever possible include the wheels, especially if they are quick release
Where can I find more information?
You can find more Safer Students tips on personal safety, property registration, theft prevention, computer security and what do to if you are a victim of crime at www.port.ac.uk/saferstudents.
You can also talk to the University’s dedicated Police Liaison Officer, PC Dave Fairbrother at
T: 02392 84 5989 (ext. 5989 on University internal telephones).
M: 07793 369726
E: dave.fairbrother@port.ac.uk
len
May 20, 2012
I am currently in my first year at Portsmouth Uni and staying in Margaret Rule Hall. Can I leave my bike down in Portsmouth over the summer holidays as I will be America during June/July/August?
I will then be back just before freshers week for my second year.
Ideally it would be great to leave it in the bike room at Margaret Rule Hall (where I keep it now).
Many thanks
Internal Comms
May 21, 2012
Dear Len, please talk to the Reception desk at Margaret Rule Hall for advice on this.