More Seizures

[portals]

The white vehicle above the blue deliveroo box looks like a 'black mariah' (ya my m8 told me, never been in one guv ), were they nicking the drivers too?

They won't nick them all though, just enough to meet 'targets' else who will deliver donuts and pizza to the Station?

 

[Az.]

They won't nick them all though

So when you come back to the place where you left your bike and find only pieces of your D-lock, there is a good chance your bike was stolen by police?

 

[portals]

It's well documented past few years that UK cop forces are institutionally racist, homophobic, corrupt and stupid, occasional bike theft wouldn't surprise me either.

It's police 'initiatives' innit, oxymoron if ever there was one, they pick a 'category' at random using a dartboard then harass that category for a month. This month it's 'scooters and immigrants'. Job done. Boxes ticked.

 

[saneagle]

I find that hard to believe.

It probably had regen braking.

 

[lenny]

Police seize illegal e-bikes and e-scooters in Oxford

Police seize number of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters during Oxford operation

Police have seized a number of illegal e-scooters and e-bikes as part of an Oxford operation.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Police seize four e-scooters in Eton town centre

E-scooters sized in operation to crack down on crime in the Royal Borough

Four e-scooter seized in Eton during an operation to crack down on crime in the Windsor and Maidenhead area.

www.sloughobserver.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Police step up clampdown on illegal e-bikes
Police have said officers are to start seizing illegally ridden e-bikes and e-scooters without warning in Leicester city centre.

Police step up clampdown on illegal e-bikes in Leicester

Officers say 152 warnings have been issued to riders in the city centre but problems persist.

www.bbc.co.uk

https://www.leics.police.uk/news/leicestershire/news/2025/january/clamping-down-on-illegal-use-of-e-scooters-and-e-bikes/

"EPAC regulations state e-bikes must:

• have a motor with an output of less than 250 watts"

 

[lenny]

Hampshire: E-scooters and e-bikes crushed in police crackdown

Police destroyed the vehicles as part of Operation Crush, calling them a "blight" on communities.

www.bbc.co.uk

"Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary revealed it sent more than 100 e-bikes and scooters to the crusher, sending a clear message that they would not be welcome in the area. "

WATCH: Police deal crushing blow to illegal e-bikes and e-scooters

Police have delivered a firm message to users of illegal e-scooters and electric bikes - get off the roads or your vehicles will be crushed.

www.petersfieldpost.co.uk

 

[portals]

Twats, why don't they donate the parts to local bike charity, but then they wouldn't get a hard-on would they....?

 

[lenny]

Illegally modified e-bikes seized in Norwich city centre
A police crackdown on illegally modified bikes in Norwich has seen 12 seized in one day.

Twelve illegally modified e-bikes seized in city crackdown

Police in Norwich have seized 12 illegally modified e-bikes in the city centre and areas surrounding UEA as part of a new crackdown.

www.edp24.co.uk

 

[lenny]

"Derbyshire Constabulary has moved to a ‘seize first’ position on e-scooters, with officers no longer required to issue an initial warning at the time of a first offence. The change in policy has resulted in over 200 scooters being taken in the last two months."

Derbyshire Police now have a “seize at first offence” e-scooter policy

Derbyshire Constabulary has moved to a ‘seize first’ position on e-scooters, with officers no longer required to issue an initial warning at the time of a first offence. The change in policy has resulted in over 200 scooters being taken in the last two months. While a blanket ban on riding...

ebiketips.road.cc

 

[lenny]

Dozens of e-scooters and illegal e-bikes seized in crackdown

Police are hoping the seizures act as a 'clear deterrent'

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

 

[lenny]

Why police are seizing more e-scooters and illegal e-bikes in Leicester city centre
Thur 23 Jan 4.11pm • For 18 months, the police have been issuing warnings but now people who're caught with an e-scooters or modified e-bike will have it taken away immediately.

https://www.itv.com/watch/news/why-police-are-seizing-more-e-scooters-and-illegal-e-bikes-in-leicester-city-centre/wgwht6v

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[lenny]

"Today whilst out on our patrols, we seized another illegally modified pedal cycle which was being driven through Orford Place. This rider was stopped for the second time (after being stopped yesterday) and his bike was seized. The rider was also issued with a #TOR."

https://www.facebook.com/NorwichPoliceUK/photos/today-whilst-out-on-our-patrols-we-seized-another-illegally-modified-pedal-cycle/1003706128456978/?_rdr

 

[Ghost1951]

"Today whilst out on our patrols, we seized another illegally modified pedal cycle which was being driven through Orford Place. This rider was stopped for the second time (after being stopped yesterday) and his bike was seized. The rider was also issued with a #TOR."

https://www.facebook.com/NorwichPoliceUK/photos/today-whilst-out-on-our-patrols-we-seized-another-illegally-modified-pedal-cycle/1003706128456978/?_rdr

If that frankenbike isn't a fire waiting to happen, I don't know what is. They did him a favour taking it from him.

 

[saneagle]

If that frankenbike isn't a fire waiting to happen, I don't know what is. They did him a favour taking it from him.

Brilliant self-made handlebar muffs though. Maybe a few guys here might want to copy them.

 

[AndyBike]

there is a good chance your bike was stolen by police?

The police cant just lift a bike off the streets, its got to be being used and stopped legally.

 

[guerney]

Talking of gaffa tape, none of the brands I've tried in recent years remains stuck to itself or other surfaces for as long as older versions, even the pricier ones... so I imagine these DIY handlebar muffs would have needed gaffa tape re-pressed to restick often. Irritating and unreliable. Takes all the fun out of interrogations.

 

[Ghost1951]

I wonder how those batteries are connected together. I doubt that safety was a big consideration, so the price of a meaty diode, or other isolating device was probably too much.

 

[portals]

Probably he just swaps the batteries using the xt60 connector to controller?