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Security requirements

Requirements for where you keep your bicycle

• If stored in a house or flat, the bicycle must be kept inside and any security devices made operational
• If stored in a private garage or private shed, all external doors must utilise a 5 lever mortice deadlock or 5 lever padlock or the bicycle must be secured using one of our approved locks, through the frame, to an immovable object.
• If stored in a communal hallway or communal outbuilding the bicycle must be secured using one of our approved locks, through the frame, to an immovable object. 

Requirements for where you keep your Additional Components 

• If stored in a house or flat, the Additional Components must be kept inside and any security devices made operational
• If stored in a private garage or private shed, all external doors must utilise a 5 lever mortice deadlock or 5 lever padlock. 

Cover is not provided for Additional Components in an Insured Location as described in 1.19e communal hallway and 1.19f communal outbuilding.

If you leave your bicycle unattended away from the insured location it must:

• Be secured using one of our approved locks, through the frame, to an immovable object
• Not be left unattended for more than 18 hours.

Security requirements

Requirements when the bicycle is in or on a vehicle

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