27 January 2025, 21:19 | Updated: 27 January 2025, 21:30

By Johnny Jenkins

I didn’t even know the term ‘bikejacking’ until it happened to me. It was 4am in the depths of north London, and I was cycling to work.

Two masked thugs on electric bikes approached me, demanding I hand over my bike.

I let out a piercing scream – I couldn’t believe this was happening. It felt like I’d been thrown into a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.

Drivers slowed down, took a good look at what was happening, and then carried on as if this was just another day in lawless London.

Sadly, when I turned to the police, their response wasn’t much better. They refused to retrieve my stolen bike, leaving me out of pocket by over a thousand pounds.

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