Police have caught the rider of an illegally modified e-bike after he was spotted hurtling down Blackpool Promenade at more than 40mph. Lancashire Road Police say officers attended the scene and ...

A police force has pledged to take a "zero tolerance" approach towards illegally modified electric bikes, which officers say endanger the lives of pedestrians. Suffolk Police said it was cracking down ...

Police in Carlisle have seized and removed a 'dangerous' modified bicycle, warning that converted pedal bikes pose a serious ...

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Illegally modified e-bikes have boomed in the past year, posing a risk to other cyclists and pedestrians (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) ...

A police crackdown on illegally modified bikes in Norwich has seen 12 seized in one day. The action comes after it was announced that "addressing safety concerns, unsafe riding, anti-social behaviour ...

Four illegally-modified bikes were seized by police as part of a crackdown on motorcycle crime. On Wednesday, Northumbria Police officers carried out a day-long strike in Sunderland city centre as ...

Tue 24 Sept 7.20pm • Under UK law, e-bike motors are meant to cut out when they reach 15.5 mph, however police are finding illegally modified bikes able to reach up to 70 mph.

Police have issued a warning after seizing a bike in Mansfield which had an engine strapped on it to turn it into a motor vehicle. Officers from the Mansfield South neighbourhood policing team took ...