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Off-road Bikes

Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 7 July 2025.

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Photo of Diana R. Johnson Diana R. Johnson The Minister of State, Home Department

Our Crime and Policing Bill, which Opposition Members voted against on Third Reading, is giving the police greater powers to clamp down on off-road bikes and other nuisance vehicles that cause chaos in our communities. Once the changes come into force, officers will no longer be required to issue a warning before they seize a bike that is being used antisocially. On 28 May, we published a consultation to explore changes to the circumstances in which the police can seize and destroy these vehicles, and we will not hesitate to go further if needed.

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