Police Report Surge in Seizures of Illegally Modified E-Bikes

Published on September 24, 2024

Police forces cracking down on illegally modified electric bikes have reported a surge in seizures of “dangerous” vehicles in the past year, an investigation has found. In the year to Aug. 11, forces have confiscated 937 e-bikes, compared with 511 e-bikes during the previous 12 months. The information, provided by 27 out of 46 police forces was obtained by the PA news agency under a Freedom of Information (FOI) request. The reported figures relate to both all e-bike and illegal e-bike seizures. While some forces didn’t provide the requested data, the overall rise in e-bike confiscation was at 83 percent. The surge includes the e-bikes confiscated by City of London Police in the year to August. The force reported 295 confiscations, the largest number than all other police units that provided data to PA....

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