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Police should have cracked down on the use of electric scooters and bikes sooner, a councillor has said. Speaking at the North Wales Police and Crime Panel meeting at Conwy Council’s Bodlondeb HQ this week, Cllr Chris Bithell welcomed the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s pledge to tackle the problem of e-bikes. In the Police and Crime Plan 2025-28, Police and Crime Commissioner Andy Dunbobbin said: “I will work with the UK and Welsh Government to introduce new legislation to protect our communities from ASB (anti-social behaviour) associated with e-bikes and e-scooters.

” Mr Dunbobbin made the pledge as part of several “priorities” to improve road safety. It follows North Wales Police’s “Operation Blue Takeoff” to tackle the illegal use of off-road bikes and to seize them if necessary. According to the UK Government website, you can ride an electric bike if you’re 14 or over, as long as it meets certain requirements.



Whilst e-scooters are legal to own, they can only be used legally on private land with the landowner’s permission and not ridden in public places, including roads, pavements, parks, or cycle lanes. Cllr Bithell, though, whilst welcoming the commissioner’s pledge, said police should have got tougher sooner rather than wait to “rein” the problem in. The Flintshire councillor claimed e-bikes are causing problems in Mold and feared for elderly and disabled people getting hit, which he said could have fatal consequences.

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