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The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has added its thanks to Oxfordshire County Council for its motorcycle-friendly road maintenance response. Long-standing MAG member, volunteer for the Cassington Bike Night, and local Councillor, John Broad contacted Oxfordshire County Council requesting road repairs in advance of the annual event which attracts upward of […]

Rare credit due to council for motorcycle-friendly road maintenance.

25/07/2024 in News / Potholes by Colin Brown

Transport for London (TfL) have launched their final consultation on proposed Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel charges. MAG urges riders to respond to the consultation in this last chance for motorcycle exemption. Motorcyclists who live and ride in London are urged to respond to TfL’s consultation on proposed tunnel charges. The […]

Silvertown and Blackwall tunnel charges: Last chance for motorcycle exemption.

18/07/2024 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

The parliamentary candidates have seen their chequered flag, but the sound of MAG’s lobbyist starting gun has already been heard. Labour now forms the Government, and MAG’s Move on Motorcycling message to government starts again. Labour swept to victory last week with a majority of over 170 seats in the […]

Election chequered flag falls to the sound of the MAG’s ...

08/07/2024 in Campaigns / General Election / Move on Motorcycling by Colin Brown

In a week with further General Election manifestos published, MAG has announced the first party to achieve a positive score. Reform UK’s document “Our Contract With You” achieves a score of +1.2 Last week MAG published scorecards for the General Election manifestos of the Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem and Green […]

First Positive Score In Manifesto Scorecard Announced By MAG

21/06/2024 in General Election / Move on Motorcycling / News by Colin Brown

At a General Election husting event organised by the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) candidates from three political parties agreed that Government policy should support motorcycling. Candidates standing for Reform UK, Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives agreed that Government needs to do better for motorcyclists in the UK. Cumbria MAG held […]

Motorcycles should be supported by policy – husting consensus found.

20/06/2024 in General Election / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has reviewed the four party general election manifestos published this week. The conclusion is that none of the manifestos offer motorcyclists much hope. MAG has analysed the general election manifestos published by the Liberal Democrat, Conservative, Green and Labour parties over the last week. MAG […]

Little hope for riders in general election manifestos

14/06/2024 in General Election / Move on Motorcycling / News by Colin Brown

Last year, research showed that motorcycle theft is a key barrier to increased numbers choosing to ride to work. This year Alex Parsons-Hulse is conducting further research on this subject. A paper published in the International Journal of Motorcycle Studies shows that 64% of riders are concerned about lack of […]

Can new motorcycle theft research help more Ride to Work?

11/06/2024 in Crime / News / Ride To Work Day by Colin Brown

International Ride to Work Day is moving from the third Monday to the second Tuesday in June from this year. This auspicious Move on Motorcycling means Ride to Work Day 2024 is just one week away on Tuesday 11th June. International Ride to Work Day is being promoted in the […]

Ride to Work Day makes its Move on Motorcycling.

04/06/2024 in News / Ride To Work Day by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) asks riders to get creative in the general election campaign. As well as providing a Move on Motorcycling template letter to get things moving, MAG is offering prizes for the most impactful and original approach to getting motorcycling issues into the political debate. MAG is […]

Competitive Move on Motorcycling campaign will get creative.

30/05/2024 in General Election / Move on Motorcycling / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) issued a clarification on statements made in a Telegraph article. The article titled “Sales of new petrol motorcycles set to be banned from 2040” has generated much interest and has been repeated by other news organisations. The article was published on the Telegraph website at […]

MAG comments on Telegraph claims on 2040

15/05/2024 in News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) demands that any new government must Move on Motorcycling. MAG will place the future of motorcycling firmly into the coming general election campaigning dialogue. MAG launches its general election manifesto, Move on Motorcycling, today. We see potential for the death of motorcycling if current policy […]

MAG demands that any new government Move on Motorcycling

13/05/2024 in Campaigns / General Election / Move on Motorcycling / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) which founded the European Riders’ Rights Movement in 1989, has quit the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations (FEMA) citing its unhappiness with FEMA’s ‘gutless’ attitude to forced electrification. MAG has repeatedly expressed its concerns about the gap between the clearly stated views of ordinary motorcyclists, […]

MAG Quits the Federation of European Motorcyclists’ Associations

30/04/2024 in News by Colin Brown