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19-04-18 Campaigners Vow To Shut Down Central London In Fight Against Pollution And Road Deaths
London’s motorcycling community is protesting against City Hall’s lack of action in respect to rising motorcyclist deaths and against the unfair Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) tax which looks set to make pollution worse
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11-04-18 MAG meets West of England Regional Mayor in breakthrough summit
MAG met Mayor Tim Bowles in Bristol to ask: why aren’t motorbikes in his transport strategy?
MAG’s Western Region Political Officer, Geoff Mills, teamed up with MAG’s Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Lembit Öpik, to meet the Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority, Tim Bowles.
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04-04-18 MAG calls for greater partnership-working and tougher action against bike crime in the West Midlands
Director of Campaigns & Political Engagement for the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), Colin Brown, met Assistant Police & Crime Commissioner, Lynnette Kelly, this week to call for increased priority in tackling motorcycle crime in the West Midlands.
Despite recent dramatic increases in car theft, motorcyclists in the West Midlands are still eight times more likely to fall victim to theft than car owners. Recent reports also demonstrate rising levels of threatened violence and actual assaults by thugs targeting vulnerable riders whilst on their machines.
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28-03-18 They may be daft, but it’s for a good cause!
MAG will be hoping for good weather over the Easter weekend as riders set off on a lengthy fundraising trip. Around twenty intrepid MAG members hope to embark on a week-long adventure entitled ‘The Daft Way Up’ to raise funds for MAG and Macmillan Cancer Support. The trip will be self-funded, ridden on ‘inappropriate’ motorcycles and will take a week to complete.
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23-03-18 MAG welcomes GLA Transport Committee bike safety report but slams ‘Third World roads in a First World capital’
MAG has praised the Greater London Authority (GLA) Transport Committee for their intelligent assessment of the shortcomings in London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s attitude towards motorcycle safety in the city.
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16-03-18 West Midlands Bike Theft: Light at the end of the tunnel?
Freedom of Information (FOI) figures that have been received by the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) in the West Midlands are demonstrating a glimmer of hope for all riders in the region.
Figures for the last quarter of 2017 show a 25% reduction in motorcycle theft in the West Midlands when compared with the same period in 2016.
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09-03-18 Manchester revs up for Biker event
MAG, is pleased to be supporting the forthcoming Manchester Bike Show. Billed as “the number one bike show in the North”, Manchester Bike Show will take place at Event City on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March 2018.
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05-03-18 Join the ‘holey’ crusade: MAG backs National Pothole Day
The Motorcycle Action Group calls on riders to use National Pothole Day on March 8th 2018 to get local authorities to fill holes and save lives.
MAG is inviting all riders to highlight holes in the road on National Pothole Day: March 8th 2018.
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28-02-18 MAG calls for a sense of proportion on ULEZ enforcement
MAG strongly urges Transport for London(TfL) to drop its victimisation of the poorest in society to no public or environmental benefit, and has called on TfL to demonstrate a degree of moderation and common sense.
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22-02-18 Khan’s bike tax will charge poorest workers £12.50 a day for ‘privilege of emptying his bin’
MAG is challenging the Mayor of London with three clear questions regarding ‘extraordinary and discriminatory claims about motorcycling in London.’
MAG has challenged London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, to justify ‘some of the biggest transport contradictions in London’s history’ – following what they feel is a ‘discriminatory’ plan to charge motorcyclists for using the eco-friendly option of powered two wheelers (PTWs).
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