Promoting Riders Rights Across The UK

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The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is proud to announce International Ride To Work Day 2025. Set for Tuesday, 10 June, MAG calls on riders across the UK to hit the roads and showcase the power of two wheels. As the Government shapes its Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS), MAG is […]

MAG’s powerful message for Ride To Work Day 2025: Integrate

15/04/2025 in News / Ride To Work Day by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has announced that 5th and 6th July will be marked as Riders’ Resistance Weekend, a two-day national event with demonstrations across the UK. Motorcyclists from all regions are called to unite and raise their voices in opposition to the continued threat of a government ban […]

Weekend of Action to win a future for motorcycling

27/03/2025 in Campaigns / News / Riders' Resistance by Colin Brown

The Department for Transport (DfT) has today published the predictable and expected written response. MAG says the response is no surprise and will not stop us. It should serve as motivation to collect 100,000 signatures. The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) was expecting the negative written response triggered by the petition […]

Bus lane petition written response: no surprise and will not ...

24/03/2025 in Bus Lanes / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) is asking politicians not to treat the 2025 ALARM report as a joke. Following vacuous debate of the issue on the BBC’s Question Time programme, the AIA’s 30th ALARM report reveals the depth of the issue The BBC’s topical debate programme Question Time took on […]

MAG says don’t treat new ALARM report as a joke

18/03/2025 in News / Potholes by Colin Brown

Over 10,000 people have supported MAG’s new bus lane petition in its first week. The Government will produce a written response soon, but MAG warns that it is likely to be dismissive. MAG launched the petition on Monday 3rd March, and it has attracted over 10,000 signatures in its first […]

Over 10,000 support new bus lane petition in first week

10/03/2025 in Bus Lanes / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group’s response to the Scottish National Speed Management Review Consultation calls for better solutions for speed management. The response opposes a blanket 50mph rural speed limit. MAG asks for a more effective approach to tackling the issues around inappropriate speeds on Scotland’s rural roads. The response points […]

MAG calls for better solutions for speed management in Scotland

06/03/2025 in News / Road Safety / Scotland MAG by Colin Brown

MAG has launched a petition calling for the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation outcome to be reversed. Sign the petition now! Last year’s motorcycles in bus lanes consultation resulted in a decision against adopting a national default policy. MAG vowed to mount a full campaign to get the outcome reversed. […]

Default Bus Lane Access: Sign the petition now!

03/03/2025 in Bus Lanes / News by Colin Brown

Camden Council has released its final statutory consultation for the introduction of their motorcycle parking charges. This is now the last chance to block these illogical charges set to discourage motorcycling. Proposed motorcycle charges for the first year of the scheme are as follows: Residents’ annual permits for electric motorcycles […]

Last chance to block Camden motorcycle parking charges

27/02/2025 in Greater London MAG / News / Parking by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) has submitted a bold response to the Government’s Integrated National Transport Strategy call for ideas. The response demands an end to motorcycling’s neglect in transport planning. MAG is urging the government to recognise motorcycles as a vital part of the UK’s transport future. This submission […]

Integrated Transport Strategy call for ideas: Time to recognise motorcycling

12/02/2025 in News / Policy and Regulation / Promoting motorcycling by Colin Brown

On 4th December, the Transport for London (TfL) Board signed off the recommended motorcycle charges for the Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnels. MAG claims that the interests of London’s motorcyclists have been swept in the bin. At a meeting of the TfL Board on Wednesday 4th December, the recommendation from the […]

London motorcyclists’ interests ‘swept in the bin’ again.

06/12/2024 in Greater London MAG / News / Policy and Regulation by Colin Brown

Yesterday’s outcome to the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation provides new evidence of the non-existent political concern for motorcyclists. MAG will call on the Government to rethink this consultation decision. The Government quietly released an outcome to the motorcycles in bus lanes consultation yesterday (21st November). The outcome was published […]

New evidence of non-existent political concern for motorcyclists.

22/11/2024 in Bus Lanes / Campaigns & News / News by Colin Brown

Bath Council backs down. Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council has withdrawn plans to introduce emission-based charges for motorcycle parking. B&NES Council said yesterday that amended emission-based parking charges will be introduced in January 2025. However, following a strong campaign, the Council has decided to back down on the […]

Victory: Bath Council backs down on emission-based motorcycle parking charges.

29/10/2024 in News / Parking / Western MAG by Colin Brown