Police said they will be stepping up their efforts to tackle off-road and e-bikers causing a nuisance across Gedling borough in the coming weeks.
The local Gedling Neighbourhood Policing Team said they are aware of the increase of off-road bikes and Sur-ron electric bikes causing problems locally in the local area but said users of these bikes are hiding their identities by wearing face coverings and are often involved in some form of criminality or anti-social behaviour.
Local police said to use these bikes legally on the road the owners are required to be registered, taxed and insured otherwise they can be seized and destroyed and called on residents to help tackle the problem.
A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: “It is a difficult task to catch and seize these bikes due to the acceleration and manoeuvrability and they are aware that they can get away from officers with ease.
“To pursue them could cause further harm due to further dangerous driving behaviours whether that be to themselves or an innocent member of the public.
“However, we are looking to change this over the coming months.”
“Any sightings or knowledge of these bikes, especially when they are driving dangerously and causing issues, should be called in to 101 or 999 depending on the severity of the sighting. This will allow us to log the incidents and be able to build a picture to allow us to proactively try and seize these bikes in a safe and controlled manner.
Poloice asked residents when calling in about an incident to give the following details if possible:
The location of the sighting and the direction the bikes were travelling in.
How many bikes were seen.
Whether you manage to get any pictures/video/CCTV footage of the bikes.
Details of the bike with anything distinctive (type of bike, colour, logos/decals)
Details of the rider with anything distinctive (age, ethnicity, perceived gender, build, hair colour anything distinctive such as scars/tattoos.)
