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E-bike seizures surge as police take ‘death traps’ off the streets

Sergeant Chris Hook handles confiscated illegally modified ebikes at Bishopsgate Police Station in London. Police seizures of illegally modified electric bikes (e-bikes) soared in the past year amid concerns their speed and weight present a lethal threat to pedestrians, according to Freedom of Information (FoI) figures obtained by the PA news agency. Forces across the UK confiscated 937 e-bikes in the year to August 11. Picture date: Thursday September 12, 2024.




Police seizures of illegally modified electric bikes have soared amid increasing concerns they are a “death trap” for pedestrians and riders, an investigation has found.



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Publish date : 2024-09-23 12:08:00

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