07 October 2008Mini-motorbikes, such as mini-motos, quad bikes, and petrol driven scooters such as "go-peds" are now very popular. If you already own one or are thinking of buying one, please take a few moments to find out a few more facts about them.
Where can I ride it?
There are very few places that you can legally ride your mini-moto, quad bike or petrol driven scooter:
Riding your bike
Take your responsibility seriously - think about how what you're doing might be upsetting others. Your hobby might seem great fun to you but it could be keeping children awake, spoiling somebody's quiet afternoon, frightening children or creating danger to drivers and pedestrians:
Action that can be taken against you
If you are riding your bike illegally or in an anti-social behaviour manner:
The Community Safety Partnership will take action against people using these bikes in an anti-social manner. Evidence gathered can be used to create anti-social behaviour agreements and support applications for anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs).
Are you affected?
Many calls have been received from people concerned about the risk of injury to pedestrians and riders, the noise and the potential damage to parked vehicles.
If you are affected as a result of problems caused by mini-bikes and similar vehicles, please contact the Anti-Social Behaviour Officer at Sevenoaks District Council by e-mailing community.safety@sevenoaks.gov.uk or by calling 01732 227000 providing full details of where and when the problems are occurring so further investigation can be made.
Information about the problem and who is causing it will then be shared across all the agencies in the Community Safety Partnership to take appropriate joint action.
To report an incident which is in the process of taking place you should always ring 999.
If there is an occasion when the incident has already passed you can ring, contact your local police station.
