2 individuals have been arrested for multiple offences after Police intercepted a pair of electric motorbikes causing issues at Seaclose Park in Newport earlier today (Tuesday).
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says officers quickly launched a coordinated operation to tackle the issue. The operation involved several specialist units, including the use of a drone.
Both riders were successfully and safely stopped and have been taken into custody at Newport Police Station on suspicion of a number of offences, including drug driving and driving without insurance. The electric motorbikes have been seized.
PC Andy Ball of the Roads Policing Unit has said:
“We know how much nuisance these bikes are causing residents (and visitors) to the Isle of Wight.
“Thank you to you, the public, for reporting this to us”.
I hope the bikes are going to get crushed….
After removing the lithium battery, of course.
Auction them off and give the money to Mountbatten,
also fine these Numpty’s heavily and give the fines
to Mountbatten
No don’t crush them, send them out to Ukraine, I think some other forces are doing that with illegal vehicles
There have been a couple of Ukrainians buying up cheap 4×4 on the Island, sending them over to adapt into fighting vehicles so perhaps they would be interested. Unfortunately vehicles seized are sent for auction at locations not readily advertised.
Great idea !
You can’t cross the road in Ryde without watching for them travelling at high speed. All times of day with their faces covered. Been happening for years now.
I am glad I am not the only person witnessing speeding on a
daily basis on the island.
Illegal electric scooters and electric bikes are everywhere. Several children in Cowes cruise the High Street and Gurnard seafront endangering pedestrians, their parent must know that their children are doing this and need to sort this before someone gets hurt, including the riders.
They are uninsured illegally ridden vehicles.
Hope the public will report these illegal and dangerous electric scooters and high speed ebikes
More law and order, why don’t the authorities
carry out an operation to catch these Numpty’s.
I have a £50 camouflaged wildlife camera the police are welcome to borrow for a week or two. Shouldn’t be a problem tracking them down. Or offer a £100 reward. The whole neighbourhood will know who they are.
Sounds like a great idea.
It’s a pity the riders can’t be crushed with their bikes.
Time to ban electric bikes
There are a pair of tossers in Ryde who think they are clever riding these electric bikes and imagine they are clever doing wheelies in front of traffic and despite being reported the police do absolutely nothing to put pu