Saturday, October 16, 2004
Motor-bike nuisance
There is no part of St. Mellons that is unaffected by nuisance from motorbikes on Council-owned land. The number of complaints about this annoying behaviour is on the increase and your Councillors have been taking up the issue with the Police and the Council.
The facts are that it is against the law to ride any motorised vehicle (including "gopeds") on the highway unless the vehicle and driver is fully insured, taxed and carries a valid MOT. And no-one has permission from the Council to drive a motorised vehicle on any of its land. All the undeveloped land in St. Mellons belongs to the Council.
Clearly there is a minority of people (including parents of children using these vehicles) who simply do not care about how the noise affects other people; indeed some seem to enjoy the fact that they are creating misery.
Your Councillors have been talking to the Police about taking a tougher stance on illegal motor-vehicles and the Police have confirmed that, despite the difficulties of tackling the problem, they will exercise their powers when possible.
The Police have the power to confiscate illegal motor-vehicles or vehicles being used inappropriately and are considering mounting regular operations to catch offenders.
The latest took place in early October with the police recovering a stolen bike, seizing two others and issuing a number of warnings to young riders.
Councillor David English
The facts are that it is against the law to ride any motorised vehicle (including "gopeds") on the highway unless the vehicle and driver is fully insured, taxed and carries a valid MOT. And no-one has permission from the Council to drive a motorised vehicle on any of its land. All the undeveloped land in St. Mellons belongs to the Council.
Clearly there is a minority of people (including parents of children using these vehicles) who simply do not care about how the noise affects other people; indeed some seem to enjoy the fact that they are creating misery.
Your Councillors have been talking to the Police about taking a tougher stance on illegal motor-vehicles and the Police have confirmed that, despite the difficulties of tackling the problem, they will exercise their powers when possible.
The Police have the power to confiscate illegal motor-vehicles or vehicles being used inappropriately and are considering mounting regular operations to catch offenders.
The latest took place in early October with the police recovering a stolen bike, seizing two others and issuing a number of warnings to young riders.
Councillor David English
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its a shame that the same is not done about motor bikes rideing up and down abergele rd .this seems to happen every evening {early and all afternoon on a saturday and sunday .will this torment ever stop for residents liveing around the newbridge puplic houseif its not bikes its young men smokeing dope on the doorway of the pub screaming out to there freinds as they go by .
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