Thursday 12th May 2022

Theft of 133 Merida bikes

On Thursday 12th May a 40’ container retrieved from Southampton port and on its way to our logistics facility in Felixstowe was broken in to and 133 bikes were stolen.

Our logistics partner instructs all drivers to only park at secure facilities.  The theft took place at Fleet services on the M3 a secure lorry park equipped with CCTV and ANPR. 

Despite the security arrangements thieves cut through the container locks and offloaded 133 of the 210 bikes.

 

Description Units
Big Trail 400 - (L) 17" Orange/Black 11
Big Trail 400 - (M) 16" Orange/Black 3
Big Trail 600 - (L) 17" Purple 100
Big Trail 600 - (XL) 18" Purple 6
Scultura 400 - (L) 56cm Golden Red/Grey 3
Scultura 400 - (XL) 59cm Golden Red/Grey 7
Speeder 100 - (S/M) 52cm Grey/Blue/Red 1
Speeder 100 - (XS) 47cm Grey/Blue/Red 2
Grand Total 133

Lorry crime is a growing problem and there have been cases of drivers being gassed in their cabs to keep them asleep.  Thankfully our driver was unharmed, he has followed procedure and provided as much evidence as possible to the police. 

 

 

Our logistics partner is working with the lorry park operator and the police to try and trace the criminals.

Thankfully, this is the first such theft in over 20 years for Merida, and was the result of random targeting as nobody could know what was in the container.

Below is a full list of the stolen bikes and their frame numbers. 

If you are aware of anyone offering these bikes for sale, please contact 0115 981 7788 or merida@meridauk.com

Big Trail 400 - (M) 16" Orange/Black

SKU number Frame number
M151 WC1444464S
WC1444913S
WC1447218S 

Big Trail 400 - (L) 17" Orange/Black

SKU number Frame number
M152 WC1443542S
WC1443988S
WC1444060S
WC1444075S
WC1444411S
WC1444431S
WC1444840S
WC1444852S
WC1448196S
WC1448834S
WC1449703S

Big Trail 600 - (L) 17" Purple

SKU number Frame number Frame number Frame number Frame number
M142 WC1438710S
WC1443051S
WC1443096S
WC1443098S
WC1443101S
WC1443178S
WC1443185S
WC1443202S
WC1443205S
WC1443209S
WC1443215S
WC1443218S
WC1443241S
WC1443251S
WC1443254S
WC1443259S
WC1443265S
WC1443403S
WC1443420S
WC1443423S
WC1443426S
WC1443433S
WC1443531S
WC1443533S
WC1443536S
WC1443538S
WC1443543S
WC1443549S
WC1443550S
WC1443587S
WC1443921S
WC1443926S
WC1443937S
WC1443938S
WC1443947S
WC1443951S
WC1443961S
WC1443990S
WC1443998S
WC1444020S
WC1444022S
WC1444030S
WC1444041S
WC1444042S
WC1444064S
WC1444340S
WC1444376S
WC1444387S
WC1444389S
WC1444422S
WC1444426S
WC1444567S
WC1444580S
WC1444584S
WC1444593S
WC1444605S
WC1444610S
WC1444614S
WC1444626S
WC1444632S
WC1444636S
WC1444650S
WC1444679S
WC1444680S
WC1444817S
WC1444818S
WC1444824S
WC1444832S
WC1444846S
WC1444847S
WC1444856S
WC1444859S
WC1444892S
WC1444895S
WC1445006S
WC1445009S
WC1445014S
WC1445017S
WC1445020S
WC1445021S
WC1445022S
WC1445027S
WC1445057S
WC1445058S
WC1445069S
WC1445071S
WC1445083S
WC1447145S
WC1447147S
WC1447153S
WC1447188S
WC1447198S
WC1447241S
WC1447242S
WC1447243S
WC1447272S
WC1448097S
WC1448224S
WC1448256S
WC1448820S

Big Trail 600 - (XL) 18" Purple

SKU number Frame number
M143 WC1443086S
WC1449085S
WC1449597S
WC1449598S
WC1449606S
WC1449639S

Scultura 400 - (L) 56cm Golden Red/Grey

SKU number Frame number
M204 WC8328408S
WC8328417S
WC8330106S

Scultura 400 - (XL) 59cm Golden Red/Grey

SKU number Frame number
M205 WC8308089S
WC8328565S
WC8328566S
WC8328573S
WC8330321S
WC8330329S
WC8330591S

Speeder 100 - (XS) 47cm Grey/Blue/Red

SKU number Frame number
M560 WC8311024S
WC8311314S

Speeder 100 - (S/M) 52cm Grey/Blue/Red

SKU number Frame number
M561 WC8310683S