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  • Mobility scooter modified to go 50mph seized https://www.aol.com/articles/mobility-scooter-modified-50mph-seized-155159090.html

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He Was Riding At 75 mph On A Bicycle On The Motorway: 16-year-old Overtakes Police On A Wildly Modified Bike

https://www.nunneryplumbingandheating.co.uk/01-165160-he-was-riding-at-75-mph-on-a-bicycle-on-the-motorway-16-year-old-overtakes-police-on-a-wildly-modified-bike/

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The guy in the photo is on a BMX with no battery and no motor. They said "heavily modified". The only modification he's done is lift the saddle.

The guy in the photo is on a BMX with no battery and no motor. They said "heavily modified". The only modification he's done is lift the saddle.

I've started to see quite a few click bait AI generated pieces on websites that don't match the content.

 

This one is on a plumbing and heating website so seems to match the other nonsense.

Edinburgh police charge 13 men and seize several e-bikes after reports of anti-social behaviour

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-police-charge-13-men-and-seize-several-e-bikes-after-reports-of-anti-social-behaviour-5416676

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Police seize illegal vehicles off Crewe and Nantwich streets

https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2025/11/25/police-seize-illegal-vehicles-off-crewe-and-nantwich-streets/

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Stevenage: Arrests made in anti-social behaviour crackdown

https://www.thecomet.net/news/25650951.stevenage-arrests-made-anti-social-behaviour-crackdown/

 

24 illegal e-scooters and e-bikes taken off Luton streets in latest crackdown

https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/crime/24-illegal-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-taken-off-luton-streets-in-latest-crackdown-5420063

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Police seize two e-bikes in York – and one has a top speed of 62mph

https://www.yorkmix.com/police-seize-e-bike-in-york-with-top-speed-of-30mph

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Illegal e-bikes reaching up to 60mph seized in West London operation between Met and council

https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/illegal-e-bikes-reaching-up-32957795

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E-bike riders face prosecution in police crackdown having 'massive impact'

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/motoring/motoring-news/e-bike-riders-face-prosecution-32826024

 

Stevenage: Police operation to seize e-scooters and e-bikes

https://www.thecomet.net/news/25662014.stevenage-police-operation-seize-e-scooters-e-bikes/

The guy in the photo is on a BMX with no battery and no motor. They said "heavily modified". The only modification he's done is lift the saddle.

I've started to see quite a few click bait AI generated pieces on websites that don't match the content.

 

This one is on a plumbing and heating website so seems to match the other nonsense.

Il roulait à 120 km/h à vélo sur l’autoroute : un adolescent de 16 ans double la police sur sa bicyclette complètement trafiquée

https://www.midilibre.fr/2025/11/25/il-roulait-a-120-kmh-a-velo-sur-lautoroute-un-adolescent-de-16-ans-double-la-police-sur-sa-bicyclette-completement-trafiquee-13072691.php

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It looks like our police are rank amateurs at this game:

 

Interesting video. I looked into the channel a bit because it seemed very critical of government policy, which you don't expect in China. The Channel is run by Falun Gong based outside China - in Deerpark New York.

 

 

Googled info:

 

"it's widely reported that channels like "China Observer," which features content critical of the CCP, are associated with media organizations linked to Falun Gong, such as Vision Times (which runs "China Observer") and The Epoch Times/NTD. These media outlets, while not officially run by the spiritual movement, employ many practitioners and share strong anti-CCP stances, forming a media network that opposes the Chinese Communist Party and promotes Falun Gong's messages, funded by subscriptions, ads, and donations from adherents."

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Facial recognition to be rolled out across London in new drive to tackle e-bike phone thieves

https://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2025/12/facial-recognition-to-be-rolled-out-across-london-in-new-drive-to-tackle-e-bike-phone-thieves/

 

DNA spray used in police crackdown on illegal e-bike and e-scooter riders

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/128992/dna-spray-used-in-police-crackdown-on-illegal-e-bike-and-e-scooter-riders/

 

New Powys police operation to tackle illegal and dangerous use of e-bikes and e-scooters

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2025/12/16/new-powys-police-operation-to-tackle-illegal-and-dangerous-use-of-e-bikes-and-e-scooters/

 

 

We went to an illegal e-bike raid and found just how terrifying they really are

Dozens of illegal e-bikes and scooters, including one which could reach speeds of 86mph, were seized and crushed as part of a clampdown

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/news-opinion/went-illegal-e-bike-raid-32378826

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Abingdon 'dangerous' e-motorbike rider wanted by police

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25686861.abingdon-dangerous-e-motorbike-rider-wanted-police/

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More than a dozen e-scooters to be destroyed after police action in Weston

https://somersetleveller.co.uk/crime/more-than-a-dozen-e-scooters-to-be-destroyed-after-police-action-in-weston/

 

Four arrests as police stop illegal bike gathering

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgknkxpnjro.amp

 

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Southcote, Reading raid: drugs, weapon and e-bikes seized

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/25695409.southcote-reading-raid-drugs-weapon-e-bikes-seized/?ref=rss

 

Illegal e-bikes and e-scooters seized in Bristol police crackdown

It took just minutes to confiscate a van full

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/illegal-e-bikes-e-scooters-10415543

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Electric bike capable of 100mph seized

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9yd1xk9d7o

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Nine e-scooters and e-bikes seized during Gravesend operation

https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/nine-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-seized-during-gravesend-operation/

 

Illegal e-bikes seized as part of police crackdown

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Police seized two illegally modified e‑bikes in Falmouth

https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/25705804.police-seized-two-illegally-modified-e-bikes-falmouth/

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'Extremely dangerous' e-bikes seized from the streets in major operation

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/extremely-dangerous-e-bikes-seized-32183560

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Nine 'dangerous' e-bikes seized during police operation in Birmingham city centre

E-bikes are permitted to travel at a top speed of 15.5mph but some taken off the streets exceeded double the allowed limit

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/dozen-dangerous-e-bikes-seized-32076703

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Several arrests and e-bikes seized in major crackdown in Coventry

Officers from West Midlands Police were joined by Coventry City Council

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/several-arrests-e-bikes-seized-32845129

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My e-bike has been seized by police – what happens next?

https://www.eta.co.uk/news/my-e-bike-has-been-seized-by-police---what-happens-next

 

Sheffield cycling: Police 'out in force' seizing illegal e-bikes in city centre

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/sheffield-cycling-police-out-in-force-seizing-illegal-e-bikes-in-city-centre-5399798

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Police seize illegal e-bikes and scooters in Chester city centre crackdown

https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/police-seize-illegal-e-bikes-32418799

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Police warn over homemade electric bikes causing havoc on streets of Doncaster

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/crime/police-warn-over-homemade-electric-bikes-causing-havoc-on-streets-of-doncaster-5170465

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Huge police swoop in Gloucester sees 33 e-bikes and scooters seized

Drones were used as police arrested numerous people in a day of action

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/huge-police-swoop-gloucester-sees-10427749

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Police seize nearly 120 e-scooters and e-bikes in last three months

https://wokingham.today/police-seize-nearly-120-e-scooters-and-e-bikes-in-last-three-months/

 

Major crackdown as illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and scrambler bikes taken off roads

All the vehicles will be crushed

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/major-crackdown-illegal-e-bikes-32305428

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Met Police Seize E-Bikes In Phone Theft Crackdown

Metropolitan Police have seized 2,500 e-bikes and e-scooters this year in crackdown on phone-snatching and robbery

https://www.silicon.co.uk/e-innovation/green-it/london-police-e-bikes-627909

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What's wrong with this picture? Bike is chained up and looks as though it's someones daily shopper - perhaps the motor's labeled wrongly. Looks like the copper is looking at a nice bit of safe paperwork for the rest of his shift.

 

Similarly this one. This poor woman looks utterly bemused - or she could be a drug dealer !

 

 

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I suspect that the police are just starting to target any bike that looks electric, it's an easy highly visible cop and you've got to prove that it is in fact an eapc with documentation.

The rate this is going I can see it coming to rural west Wales any day now. My kit bike could far too easily be called out as 'a dangerously modified bike', despite all it's compliant labeling.

What's wrong with this picture? Bike is chained up and looks as though it's someones daily shopper - perhaps the motor's labeled wrongly. Looks like the copper is looking at a nice bit of safe paperwork for the rest of his shift.

 

Similarly this one. This poor woman looks utterly bemused - or she could be a drug dealer !

 

 

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I suspect that the police are just starting to target any bike that looks electric, it's an easy highly visible cop and you've got to prove that it is in fact an eapc with documentation.

The rate this is going I can see it coming to rural west Wales any day now. My kit bike could far too easily be called out as 'a dangerously modified bike', despite all it's compliant labeling.

 

This situation seems to be getting ridiculous. They appear to be seizing every electric bike they see, let the owners fight it out in court. Converted bikes (like mine) are "modified" so twice as likely to be targeted.

 

I forsee some kind of national registration scheme (with number plates) coming.

Not happening here yet as far as I know I see to me obviously illegal retail sold e-bikes ridden by the unsuspecting public. But have noticed a lot of the delivery ones do not have the dinner plates now. Maybe they have been targeted in the town centre.
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What's wrong with this picture? Bike is chained up and looks as though it's someones daily shopper - perhaps the motor's labeled wrongly. Looks like the copper is looking at a nice bit of safe paperwork for the rest of his shift.

 

Similarly this one. This poor woman looks utterly bemused - or she could be a drug dealer !

 

 

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I suspect that the police are just starting to target any bike that looks electric, it's an easy highly visible cop and you've got to prove that it is in fact an eapc with documentation.

The rate this is going I can see it coming to rural west Wales any day now. My kit bike could far too easily be called out as 'a dangerously modified bike', despite all it's compliant labeling.

Don't forget that some people derestrict their Bosch bike with hidden dongles.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bosch+ebike+derestrictor&rlz=1C1ONGR_en-GBGB1062GB1062&oq=bosch+ebike+derestrictor&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTILCAEQABgKGAsYgAQyCAgCEAAYFhgeMggIAxAAGBYYHjINCAQQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAUQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAYQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAcQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAgQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAkQABiABBiiBNIBCjEwODgyajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBRp1T99PDUyK&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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