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Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – The Process

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – The Process Purchase your Bike It must have Type Approval and be supplied with a Certificate of Conformity (CoC) Request and complete the following forms from DVLA V55/4 V267 Send to DVLA with cheque for £55 and proof of ID Wait for confirmation back from the DVLA (usually 1-2 weeks) …

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Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Driving Licence Requirements

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Driving Licence Requirements Unlike a regular Pedelec, which is treated as a regular bicycle, to use a Speed Pedelec you will need to hold (or apply for) a regular driving licence. If you passed your driving test before 2001 You can ride a Speed Pedelec straight away. If …

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Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Obtaining a Number Plate

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Obtaining a Number Plate When you receive your V5C (Vehicle Log Book) back from the DVLA, they will also enclose a Number Plate Authorisation Certificate. This one page certificate can be used to obtain a number plate from a registered number plate supplier. We had one made up for us at …

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Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Completing the V267

V267 – Declaration that a vehicle is new One of two forms that you need to complete and send off to the DLVA. See also – V55/4 – Application for first vehicle tax and registration of a new motor vehicle Where to obtain the form The V55/4 can be ordered directly from the DLVA website …

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Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Completing the V55/4

V55/4 – Application for first vehicle tax and registration of a new motor vehicle The V55/4 is one of two forms that you will need to complete and send off to the DLVA. This form looks rather daunting as there are 65 questions that need to be answered, thankfully you don’t need to complete all of them. …

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Hero Cycles launch their first UK-designed electric bike

Indian-owed Hero Cycles will launch its first range of British-designed and Indian-manufactured electric bikes into Europe later this month. Branded Insync, the range has been designed at the company’s new £2m Hero Global Design Centre in Manchester. Sreeram Venkateswaran, CEO of Hero’s UK subsidiary Avocet Sports, said the new Insync range of e-bikes will “fill …

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Sales of e-bikes overtake the traditional city pushbike in the Netherlands

Electric bikes accounted for 40% of all bicycle sales in the Netherlands during 2018, pushing sales figures for the traditional ‘touring and city’ style of pushbike off the top spot for the first time. Dutch touring/city style push bikes have traditionally proved to be popular transport for parents, commuters, students and business use alike. In …

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General Motors launch ARIV electric bikes

The “Meld” and “Merge” electric bikes are to be rolled out in Europe shortly under GM’s new electric bike brand, ARIV. The compact Meld and the folding Merge will launch into Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands first – where GM hope the well-established popularity of assisted cycling will provide an early boost for their ARIV …

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Member reviews: 2017 KTM Fogo 271

The following is a long-term review of a KTM Fogo 271 which at the time of writing, I have had the pleasure of owning for the last 16 months. I have long had a passion for hardtail mtbs, be them analogue or pedal assist and have found the eMTB version through ownership of the superb …

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Further £462k grant funds “e-bike revolution” in Scotland

Scottish organisations, universities and communities will benefit from a second round of funding to purchase electric bikes this year. Close to half a million pounds will assist 27 organisations invest in electric bikes in 2019. Scotland’s government wants to start an ‘e-bike revolution’ by encouraging more people to travel by pedelec; last year they earmarked …

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News – Page 8 – Pedelecs – Electric Bike Community

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – The Process

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Driving Licence Requirements

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Obtaining a Number Plate

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Completing the V267

Speed Pedelec Registration Guide – Completing the V55/4

Hero Cycles launch their first UK-designed electric bike

Sales of e-bikes overtake the traditional city pushbike in the Netherlands

General Motors launch ARIV electric bikes

Member reviews: 2017 KTM Fogo 271

Further £462k grant funds “e-bike revolution” in Scotland

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