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30-05-13 MEPs exclude motorcycles from proposed new Technical Inspection rules
The Transport Committee members today adopted an amendment excluding all L-category vehicles, including motorcycles, from the scope of the proposed new legislation on Periodic Technical Inspections.
 
29-05-13 MAG resignation – Statement to members
Yesterday, the resignation of Nich Brown – MAG's General Secretary – was received by MAG Central Office. The Board has accepted the resignation.
 
26-04-13 Member States to decide on Road Worthiness Test (RWT)
MAG UK are delighted with the announcement, from FEMA, that the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) have voted to allow the individual Member States to decide whether roadworthiness testing is required.
 
04-04-13 Official 40th Anniversary Patch
The Official MAG 40th Anniversary Patch is now available via PayPal
 
20-03-13 Can you help?
A £4000 reward is being jointly offered by MAG and Crimestoppers as police renew a witness appeal into the death of Loudwater motorcyclist Jeremy Edwards.
 
20-03-13 Peterborough MAG celebrate another success for MAG's 'Get A Grip' campaign
Following on from a successful trial conducted by Anglian Water in Peterborough, they have decided to install a further dozen non slip composite manhole covers.
 
19-03-13 Thankful Villages Run 2013 - Join Us
This year Medwyn Parry, Chairman of the Aberystwyth & District MAG and Dougie Bancroft will be visiting all of the 51 Thankful Villages in the United Kingdom, where everybody who went away to fight in the Great War returned home.
 
15-03-13 How the MEPs are responding to Super MoT concerns
The responses to MAG members from MEPs on the subject of the Super MoT are coming thick and fast.
 
14-03-13 £32 million in claims for vehicle damage!
Asphalt Industry Alliance annual survey ALARM, released today, highlights that £32 million was paid out last year in claims for vehicle damage caused by pot holes. Think of the consequences for bikers!
 
13-03-13 Fire Stations to host driving tests
Plans to offer practical driving tests from fire stations were given the go ahead today (13 March) by Road Safety Minister Stephen Hammond.
 
12-03-13 Lenient sentence for Drink Driver who almost killed a motorcyclist.
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has condemned the leniency of a sentence handed down to a drunk driver who almost killed a motorcyclist with whom he collided.
 
06-03-13 A suggested letter to your MEP regarding the EU Super MoT
As the Transport and Tourism Committee of MEPs have now been presented with recommendations on how they should support a Super MoT, you may wish to contact your MEP...
 
28-02-13 Buxton gets secure parking for bikes
Three new secure bike parking sites are to be provided for riders in Buxton, the heart of the beautiful Peak District
 
28-02-13 Campaigning in Coventry improves its profile
With the great news that the work of Leicester MAG has led the City Council to consider trials of bikes in bus lanes, the MAG activists in Coventry continue their campaign with the help of the press.
 
26-02-13 MAG bikers change the definition of the word!
We are delighted to report that the Oxford University Press who publish the Oxford English Dictionary, have responded positively to the MAG activist's campaign to change their definition of a 'biker'.
 
26-02-13 David Cameron praises Wheels to Work as part of the government’s ‘Big Society’
Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin Wheels 2 Work scheme – the first of its kind in the country - has been recognised with a Prime Minister’s ‘Big Society’ award, acknowledging the place motorcycles can have within society.
 
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