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With the topic on stolen gear running in the Equipment section, the question about equipment serial numbers came up. Although the police and BSAC have services where you can register the details of your kit (type, serial number, etc) with them and possibly get it back if its stolen and later recovered, it seems a very long winded process.
So, I came up with an idea. Wouldn't it be great to have an online database where clubs and people can register their equipment details online for free? When someone comes to buy some equipment they could come to the site, select the type of item it was (ie, regulator, cylinder, etc) and the serial number and get either a warning that the item is stolen or that its owned and shown the ownsers name. of course, lists of stolen equipment could be downloaded from the site and displayed in clubs, shops, etc and forwarded to the police (if they are interested).
However, this system would only work if people used it. I'm happy to write the code to get such a web site off the ground but I want to know if its worth me investing my time
PS I'd also be interested in knowing who else would want to help - No man is an island and all that
With the topic on stolen gear running in the Equipment section, the question about equipment serial numbers came up. Although the police and BSAC have services where you can register the details of your kit (type, serial number, etc) with them and possibly get it back if its stolen and later recovered, it seems a very long winded process.
So, I came up with an idea. Wouldn't it be great to have an online database where clubs and people can register their equipment details online for free? When someone comes to buy some equipment they could come to the site, select the type of item it was (ie, regulator, cylinder, etc) and the serial number and get either a warning that the item is stolen or that its owned and shown the ownsers name. of course, lists of stolen equipment could be downloaded from the site and displayed in clubs, shops, etc and forwarded to the police (if they are interested).
However, this system would only work if people used it. I'm happy to write the code to get such a web site off the ground but I want to know if its worth me investing my time

PS I'd also be interested in knowing who else would want to help - No man is an island and all that
