Police have seized five electric vehicles in a fresh crackdown on nuisance riders in Arnold.
Neighbourhood officers confiscated three e-scooters and two e-bikes as part of ongoing efforts to tackle complaints about people riding the vehicles on roads, pavements and playing fields.
The issue has become a major focus for Gedling’s neighbourhood policing team, with officers carrying out regular days of action and targeted patrols across the town.
Teams say they are frequently contacted by residents concerned about riders speeding through public spaces, putting pedestrians at risk and causing alarm.
To help tackle wider antisocial behaviour linked to the issue, dispersal orders have also been introduced when needed.
Sergeant Alison Riley, from the Gedling Central neighbourhood policing team, said: “Tackling all forms of antisocial behaviour is a priority for the team and it is clear the illegal use of electric bikes, scooters and off-road bikes is a concern for people living and working in Arnold.
“In addition to being antisocial and causing a nuisance, these scooters and bikes speeding around like they do put both passing members of the public and the riders themselves at risk of injury.
“We need parents to understand that riding e-scooters on public roads is illegal, it’s as simple as that. We will seize them whenever we see them being ridden in any public place.
“I hope people in Arnold welcome our efforts and the feedback received on patrol has been positive.”
Under UK law, e-scooters are classed as motor vehicles and cannot be ridden in public places. Officers have the power to seize them under the Road Traffic Act.
Police are also targeting illegal e-bikes. To comply with regulations, electric bikes must have a motor no more powerful than 250 watts and must not provide assistance above 15.5mph.
Any bike falling outside those rules is treated as a motor vehicle, meaning it requires insurance, taxation and a valid driving licence.
Officers are now using a compact dynamometer, a device which measures speed, to identify e-bikes that exceed legal limits and take action against riders flouting the law.
