Surrey Police

“You know nothing about cycling!” Cyclist slapped with £300 fine for crossing stop line at red light – as pensioner slams “trivial and wrong-headed” charge

75-year-old cyclist John Frank, who was stopped after filtering through traffic before a right turn, said he had “neither endangered nor inconvenienced any pedestrian or other road user” and was “following best practice for cyclists at traffic lights”

Thu, Jul 31, 2025 14:20
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Cyclists who jumped red light in front of police stopped and fined, as force shares footage with “red means stop” warning

Surrey Police officers spotted the riders "ignoring a red light" and issued a fixed penalty notice

Tue, Nov 26, 2024 17:07
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15-year-old boy arrested after violent attack on cyclist near Box Hill which left victim seriously injured with punctured lung when masked thugs on motorbike kicked him off popular cycle path

Motive for the "truly horrible" attack remains unclear, the cyclist suffering multiple broken bones and requiring treatment in hospital for several days

Sun, Jun 02, 2024 15:23
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Under-fire police force releases full video of cyclists fined for ignoring red light amid questions over original footage

Some have questioned why Surrey Police initially uploaded a shortened video which only showed the moments following the offence, after a group ride was stopped and issued fixed penalty notices at the weekend

Mon, Jan 15, 2024 17:10
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Four cyclists fined as police force shares footage of group ride stopped for ignoring red light

"Stopped these four cyclists after they were observed contravening a red traffic light. Fixed penalty notices issued to all."

Sun, Jan 14, 2024 15:08
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Surrey Police says warning letters “most appropriate course of action” for majority of driving offences, and calls on cyclists who submit multiple near miss clips to “engage with us further” to improve road safety

The force’s response comes after an FOI request revealed that, of the almost 4,000 allegations of driving offences submitted over the past 15 months, only 10 resulted in prosecution

Fri, May 19, 2023 11:37
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Cyclist run over by drink driver in shocking footage released by police after man jailed

Steven Selwood, a former professional cricketer, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for hitting and continuing to drive over the elderly cyclist

Sat, May 13, 2023 08:27
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Almost 4,000 submissions of driving offences to police force led to just 10 prosecutions, FOI request reveals

According to data published by Surrey Police, which uses a third-party reporting service, almost 80% of the close pass reports resulted in just a warning letter

Fri, May 12, 2023 16:36
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An electric Brompton is being used for roads policing in Surrey

Folding e-bike can go in suspect’s boot if officers then need to move the vehicle

Mon, Aug 29, 2022 10:55
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Police force unleashes secret weapon… a Brompton bicycle — catches nine law-breaking drivers in two hours

Since Thursday the Brompton operation has caught 11 drivers using their phones, one drug driver, a dangerous driver (pursued on two wheels) and numerous other offenders

Sun, Aug 28, 2022 09:19
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