Whilst contacting the police about a lost mobile phone the answerphone message mentioned that the public could register identifiable objects (items with serial numbers, frame numbers etc.) on the National Property Register at immobilise.com which should aid the police in returning stolen property. I’ve had a look and this looks to be the case (I’m thinking of registering the frame numbers of our bikes).
Do anyone else use this system and is there a catch (it looks like a commercial company rather than a police/governmental organisation); it seems a good idea in principle.