A new nationwide bicycle identification on the way, but how will it work? | VRT NWS: news

From next year anyone that wishes to have their bicycle identity marked will no longer have to have it engraved. Instead, they will be able to request a sticker that once stuck onto a bike is very difficult to remove. On the sticker will be a QR that if scanned with a smartphone will show whether the bike has been reported stolen. Unlike the identity numbers that have traditionally been engraved on bicycles, the QR code will not contain any personal information about the bike’s owner.