Police have seized an illegal e-bike and e-scooters on the cycle track during a week of action across Lancaster and Morecambe.
Officers are taking part in the Neighbourhood Policing Week of Action and this included a crackdown on the illegal riding of e-bikes and e-scooters on Wednesday afternoon.
"We appreciate a mixed opinion on these bikes and their usage but they ARE illegal and we receive alot of reports of ASB (anti-social behaviour) and concerns around the use of these bikes locally," said a post on the Morecambe Area Police Facebook page.
"We will continue with operations to seize these so please do your research as to the legalities of the use of them or you face losing them."
You can ride an electric bike if you’re 14 or over, as long as it is an ‘electrically assisted pedal cycle’ (EAPC).
You do not need a licence to ride an EAPC and it does not need to be registered, taxed or insured.
An EAPC must have pedals that can be used to propel it and can have more than two wheels, for example a tricycle.
It can be propelled up to 15.5mph without pedalling but only if it’s been approved.
If your bike is an EAPC then you can ride it on cycle paths and anywhere else pedal bikes are allowed. You cannot ride it on pavements.
If your electric bike is not an EAPC then you can only ride it on the road and cannot ride it on cycle tracks or cycle lanes.
To make a report of an e-bike or e-scooter being ridden illegally, call police on 101 or the confidential free Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111.
On Monday, at the start of the week of action, Lancaster Area Police posted on Facebook that they were out and about in the city.
Their work included PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) conducting school parking enforcement/parent engagement at Willow Lane, Scotforth St Paul's and Cathedral schools; a Community Road Watch with police volunteers on Lentworth Drive and Coulston Road; and warnings issued in the Scotforth area and several tickets issued for obstructing the highway.
On Tuesday they carried out school parking enforcement at Dallas Road, Cathedral and Scotforth St Paul's schools, 'Let's Learn Moor' - A Rural Taskforce engagement operation' and a Community Volunteers Road Watch on Newlands Road.
"Although we are shining a light on our Neighbourhood teams this week, as a part of the national week of action, it is important to recognise that officers display hard work and dedication every single day, not just this week," said a Morecambe Area Police spokesperson.
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