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Representatives of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) attended a Holyrood Roundtable meeting on motorcycle theft. The roundtable meeting, arranged by MSP Daniel Johnson, was attended by MAG, Police Scotland, the City of Edinburgh Council, local business owners, and cross-party MSPs. Following the extended epidemic of motorcycle theft and related criminality […]

Successful engagement on Edinburgh motorcycle theft at Holyrood Roundtable.

29/11/2022 in Crime / News / Scotland MAG by Colin Brown

Ahead of the potential Northern Ireland Assembly election in December 2022, MAG is asking all candidates if their party will take motorcyclists’ safety seriously. MAG NI Rep, Martyn Boyd, is angry that the draft NI Road Safety Strategy contains proposals to improve safety for virtually every road user group except […]

MAG asks NI election candidates: “Will your party take motorcyclists’ ...

01/11/2022 in News / Northern Ireland MAG / Road Safety by Julie Sperling

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) claims that the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) proposals to charge motorcycles to enter a Sustainable Travel Zone are based on misinformation and prejudice. GCP launched its Making Connections consultation on 17th October. Included in the consultations are plans to charge all motorised vehicles, including motorcycles, […]

GCP Sustainable Travel Zone consultation: ‘Making Connections’ with prejudice.

18/10/2022 in Cambridge STZ / Eastern MAG / News / Policy and Regulation by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) welcomes an announcement that motorcyclists will be exempt from traffic filter trials in Oxford. This news follows recent success in achieving consideration for motorcycles as a separate mode of transport in the Oxfordshire Local Transport and Connectivity Plan. Oxfordshire County Council has revealed plans for […]

Motorcyclists To Be Exempt From Traffic Filters In Oxford.

31/08/2022 in News / Oxfordshire LTP / South East MAG by Colin Brown

Most people will be familiar with the motivational quotation “if the dream is big enough the facts don’t count”. A laudable exhortation for those facing hurdles to overcome them in pursuit of a virtuous goal. It should not be twisted into an excuse for bigotry. Facts have no meaning in […]

Hackney Cling To Flawed Decision On Motorcycle Parking Charges

21/07/2022 in Campaigns / Greater London MAG by Colin Brown

Lewisham Borough Council hopes that reduced parking charges for motorcycles will encourage a switch from cars to motorcycles. Parking charges were originally proposed to be the same for cars and motorcycles. Interventions by London MAG persuaded the Council of the case to incentivise modal shift from cars to motorcycles. As […]

New Lewisham motorcycle parking charges expected to encourage a switch ...

25/05/2022 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

Never one to miss an opportunity to talk about motorcycling to people of influence, MAG’s Michael Armstrong, Regional Rep for Cumbria, took the chance on Thursday to chat to Sir Kier Starmer! Sir Kier was electioneering in Workington for the upcoming local council elections and Michael decided that this was […]

MAG meets Sir Kier Starmer

29/04/2022 in Cumbria / News / Region by Julie Sperling

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the UK’s leading voice for riders, pleased to welcome staunch volunteer back to post of Regional Rep. Bristol lady Anne Gale has so far volunteered with MAG for a grand total of 49 years (and counting) and shows no signs of slowing down, even as […]

MAG’s Western Region in experienced hands

17/03/2022 in News / Western MAG by Colin Brown

MAG activists in London are campaigning to save big money for motorcyclists in Lewisham. Proposed motorcycle parking charges were set to be the same as those for cars. MAG activists and Save London Motorcycling rallied support from Lewisham’s motorcyclists and worked with the Council to dramatically revise the proposed charges. […]

London MAG save Lewisham riders big money.

31/01/2022 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) attended a motorcycle safety roundtable meeting hosted by Transport for London (TFL) today (13th January 2022). Motorcycle fatalities in London have shown a dramatic and welcome drop in 2021. The reasons for this drop are still unclear, but MAG will be working with TfL to […]

TfL Motorcycle Safety Roundtable gives cause for cautious optimism.

13/01/2022 in Greater London MAG / News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) met National Highways Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) leads on 5th October. MAG now confirms free motorcycle river crossings on the new LTC. Also access will be possible for riders of 50cc and above bikes on ‘L’ plates. MAG representatives secured the meeting following conflicting comments […]

MAG confirms the full set of free river crossings on ...

27/10/2021 in News / South East MAG by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is delighted to advise that there has been a victory for common sense and road safety in Northern Ireland, with the use of wire rope barriers on roads being terminated. MAG NI Rep, Martyn Boyd, has been working hard on this issue for some time, […]

The beginning of the end for wire rope barriers: MAG ...

30/09/2021 in News / Northern Ireland MAG / Road Safety / Wire Rope Barriers by Julie Sperling