DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Going back to the very first post, what would be > the purpose of the National Database The maintenance of a register of bikes and their owners. >...and how do > you justify making it compulsory? On the grounds of traceability, the identification of cyclists/bikes, simplification of insurance claims/police reports, the ability to reunite owners with lost/stolen bikes - just a few ideas. My suggestion was merely hypothetical, but I am flattered that you have chosen to take it as seriously as you have :)).