Police Decision to Destroy Legal E-Bike on Loan Challenged as Cyclists’ Defence Fund Turns 25

Birmingham man's legal e-bike seized and destroyed by police in error

The BBC finds the bike was legal and supplied as part of a scheme to reduce pollution in the city.

Police decision to destroy legal e-bike on loan challenged as Cyclists’ Defence Fund turns 25

A case involving the destruction of a legal e-bike has highlighted concerns about how e-bikes are identified and assessed. Cycling UK's Cyclists' Defence Fund is supporting the rider while calling for better guidance and training

Police seize and destroy delivery cyclist’s legal e-bike hired through council-funded scheme after “bogus” test – but officers claim rider didn’t have insurance | electric bike reviews, buying advice and news

Cycling and disability groups have called for the UK’s police forces to be properly trained and educated on the laws surround e-bikes, after officers in Birmingham seized and destroyed a fully legal electric cargo bike hired as part of a council-funded scheme, claiming it was an illegal e-motorbike.Campaigners, who have helped support the rider and ...