As far as insurance is concerned - I thought that my bike was covered for theft on my home insurance.
I rang them up (Tesco - to name and shame) to check and it turns out that bicycles ARE covered - but ebikes are not covered - no matter the value of the bike and ebike.
So they are happy to cover a £1000+ bike - but not a £780 ebike (that is the current sale price of mine or or if you want something newer - my wife's folding Carrera is currently £850)
Which is weird - the person on the phone said he thought it was because ebikes are more of a target for theft.
Anyway - if that is still the case when I renew I will move from them to someone who does not discriminate against ebikes
I rang them up (Tesco - to name and shame) to check and it turns out that bicycles ARE covered - but ebikes are not covered - no matter the value of the bike and ebike.
So they are happy to cover a £1000+ bike - but not a £780 ebike (that is the current sale price of mine or or if you want something newer - my wife's folding Carrera is currently £850)
Which is weird - the person on the phone said he thought it was because ebikes are more of a target for theft.
Anyway - if that is still the case when I renew I will move from them to someone who does not discriminate against ebikes