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Thames Path at Hammersmith (copyright Simon MacMichael)

E-bikes and e-scooters to be banned from part of Thames Path

Hammersmith and Fulham Council says the PSPO will be in effect soon, with exemptions for disabled people using mobility aids and parents transporting children

Thu, Jul 13, 2023 14:29

Police warn they will keep fining cyclists who ride in town centre after arrest escalates into violence

Staffordshire Police defended their actions after a video showed them manhandling a cyclist in the town of Stafford for refusing to cooperate

Sat, Jun 10, 2023 13:05

Cyclist riding through pedestrian area – image via Graeme Paterson on Flickr.jpg

“They will just not listen nor learn”: Council proposes all-out cycling ban in town centres to tackle “nuisance within communities”

UPDATE: “New measures will enhance protections and I make absolutely no apologies,” says North Lincolnshire Council leader, invoking controversial order for consulting on a cycling ban

Thu, Mar 23, 2023 12:57

E-bikes and e-scooters – as well as pedal cycles being ridden recklessly – could be banned from part of Thames Path in London

Riders could face fine of £100 under Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s proposed Public Spaces Protection Order

Mon, Jan 02, 2023 15:40

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“Stick it up your a*se”, 82-year-old tells council officer after being fined £100 for cycling in town centre

The pensioner said “I’d rather go to prison than give them £100" after he was fined for breaching a Public Space Protection Order in Grimsby

Sat, Oct 15, 2022 14:56

Bedford cycling ban to remain despite consultation showing most people want it scrapped

Deputy mayor accused of ignoring evidence after recommending council keep PSPO in place for three more years

Thu, Feb 24, 2022 19:41

Bedford cyclists protest ‘discriminatory’ town centre bike ban

A decision on whether to extend the controversial ban on cycling in pedestrianised areas will be made by Bedford Borough Council next month

Wed, Feb 09, 2022 12:01

“Why is cycling discouraged?” asks councillor as Stafford introduces ban when renewing its PSPO

“I can imagine people coming out of shops, not paying attention and being mown down by cyclists” responds cabinet member

Sat, Sep 19, 2020 11:54

Rugby Borough Council ditches plan to introduce Public Spaces Protection Order to ban town centre cyclists

Proposed "sledgehammer to crack a nut" legislation was rejected by two thirds of respondents to consultation

Thu, Nov 07, 2019 16:09

Lower Bridge Street, Peterborough (via StreetView)

Peterborough ditches firm that was enforcing cycling ban and keeping all the fines

Kingdom Services Group fined over 1,000 people for cycling in a year

Sat, Oct 26, 2019 12:27