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Controversial cycling ban that saw cyclist ordered to pay £1,150 has “rejuvenated” town centre, claims councillor behind it… just days after ‘no cycling’ speaker message cut to twice an hour because “it was too repetitive”

Ron Shepherd said the bike ban had "brought back a lot of" Grimsby's "café and street culture"

Mon, Nov 04, 2024 12:48

Grimsby town centre fine (North East Lincolnshire Council)

Town where cyclist ordered to pay £1,150 for riding on shopping street cuts ‘no cycling’ tannoy message down to twice an hour because “it was too repetitive” – as councillor says residents can “park their bike up and walk in”

Campaigners claim town centre cycling bans are making cycling “more dangerous” and “cutting off” entire areas from people who ride bikes

Thu, Oct 31, 2024 15:12

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Cyclist ordered to pay £500 for riding through town centre, as councillor insists cyclists “who have not followed rules” will be “rightly punished”

Another cyclist was ordered to pay £1,150 last year, Grimsby's council trialling playing a "no cycling" message on speakers every 15 minutes to combat "anti-social behaviour"

Mon, Sep 09, 2024 11:57

Town where cyclist ordered to pay £1,150 to trial speakers playing ‘no cycling’ message every 15 minutes

Numerous cyclists have been ordered to pay £500 or more since a controversial town centre cycling ban came into effect in Grimsby

Wed, Jul 24, 2024 11:32

Yet another cyclist ordered to pay £500 for cycling through town centre, as council insists those who “have not followed the rules” will be “rightly punished”

Hefty fine follows other incidents in Grimsby which saw riders ordered to pay £500, and in one case £1,150, the council's enforcement officers having previously been accused of targeting the "old and slow" and cyclists "they can get away with"

Thu, Jul 18, 2024 10:28

Two cyclists ordered to pay £500 for riding bike through town centre, as councillor says local authority “will not simply look the other way” and that cyclists “have been rightly punished”

The hefty fines came after the cyclists either refused to pay or appealed the penalties, in the town where one cyclist was previously fined £1,150 for breaching the PSPO and the council was accused of targeting the “old and slow”

Wed, May 08, 2024 16:15

Cyclist ordered to pay £500 for riding bicycle through town centre as councillor claims hefty fine is “great result for our enforcement teams”

The fine comes from the same council that was accused of targeting "old and slow" cyclists after another person was ordered to pay £1,150

Tue, Mar 05, 2024 12:54

Campaigners call for clearer signage to reduce “risk of confrontation” with pedestrians, after council insists disabled cyclists won’t be fined under controversial town centre cycling ban

Critics have previously accused the council of targeting "old and slow" cyclists, while a disabled cyclists' campaign group has also asked the council to not prevent elderly and disabled people access to local amenities

Thu, Aug 31, 2023 16:00

Grimsby town centre cycling ban enforcement

More cyclists fined for riding bikes through town centre – months on from rider ordered to pay £1,100

The council's officers have previously been accused of targeting the "old and slow" and cyclists "they can get away with"

Fri, Aug 18, 2023 14:17

Cyclist ordered to pay over £1,000 for riding bike in town centre – after council accused of targeting “old and slow”

The substantial fine, which totalled £1,150, comes just months after locals complained that council officers were simply targeting cyclists “they can get away with”

Sun, Jul 23, 2023 16:39