Annual police auction of unclaimed bicycles

Almost 250 unclaimed bicycles will go under the auctioneer's hammer in Perth tomorrow morning.

Services Minister Jim McGinty said the auction was being held on behalf of the Police Department and prices at previous auctions had ranged from $1 to $450.

All bikes would be sold.

"The auctions have been very successful, with hundreds of people attending the last held in June this year," Mr McGinty said.

"As well as relieving the Police Department of the need to dispose of the bikes, the auctions have been extremely popular with bargain hunters."

Under the Police Act, bicycles handed in to the Police Department are retained for six months before disposal, to give owners an opportunity to identify and claim their property.

"The choice of bikes and prices is wide enough to meet everyone's requirements - ranging from children's bicycles to mountain bikes and BMX," the Minister said.

Mr McGinty said the auction would be held at the State Supply Disposals Centre in Pilbara Street, Welshpool, from 9 am tomorrow and the bicycles could be inspected from 1 pm to 3.30 pm today or one hour prior to the start of the auction.