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The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the UK’s leading voice for riders, has submitted its vision to Transport Scotland’s ‘Just Transition’ consultation. Scotland’s Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced in April 2025 that the 20% car use reduction target by 2030 was “not realistic.” She told MSPs, “We will need to drop […]

Sustainable Motorcycling for Scotland in a ‘Just’ Transport Future

09/05/2025 in Decarbonisation / News / Promoting motorcycling / Scotland MAG 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

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 expected court case between Save London Motorcycling (SLM) and Hackney Borough Council has been pushed back. Hackney’s proposed motorcycle parking charges were due to be challenged in court on 23rd January, but the court date has been pushed back beyond 3rd March. The long-awaited legal challenge to Hackney’s motorcycle […]

Hackney court delay – better chance of a win?

20/01/2025 in Greater London MAG / News 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

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 Bath & North East Somerset (B&NES) Council has withdrawn plans to introduce emission-based charges for motorcycle parking.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

Leeds and Bradford MAG will fight Leeds City Council’s underhanded motorcycle parking policy changes. The Council announced plans to charge for car parking whilst neglecting to mention that plans cover motorcycles too. Leeds and Bradford MAG (L&B MAG) is gearing up to resist a covert policy change on motorcycle parking […]

MAG will fight underhanded motorcycle parking policy changes in Leeds.

03/10/2024 in News / Parking / Yorkshire MAG by Colin Brown

On Wednesday 11th September, motorcyclists in Northern Ireland took their case for recognition of their safety needs to Stormont to put it to the people who can make the right decisions – the NI Assembly Committee for Infrastructure, which advises the Minister for Infrastructure on policy and legislation development. The […]

Motorcyclists’ voice heard at Stormont

16/09/2024 in News / Northern Ireland MAG by Colin Brown

The future of BikeSafe is secure nationally – TfL apologises for delays and uncertainty but admits that a joint review of how BikeSafe courses should be delivered is taking place and no final decision has been made. MAG’s Director of Campaigns & Political Engagement, Colin Brown, met the new NPCC […]

Future of BikeSafe secure nationally but remains uncertain in London.

13/09/2024 in Greater London MAG / News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

MAG asks whether Sadiq Khan prizes revenue more than motorcyclist safety. Silvertown tunnel charge engagement reveals TfL conducted no assessment of the safety implications of the proposed motorcycle charges In exchanges with Transport for London’s Silvertown and Blackwall Tunnel charges consultation team, it has been revealed that no risk assessment […]

Does Sadiq Khan prize revenue more than motorcyclist safety?

09/09/2024 in Greater London MAG / News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

Hackney Borough Council is facing a crowdfunded legal challenge to their motorcycle parking charges. Success could have national implications. In a demonstration of strength of opinion and determination amongst motorcyclists in London, a legal challenge has been filed against Hackney Council. Hackney Council plans parking charges for residents’ motorcycles at […]

Hackney motorcycle charges face crowdfunded legal challenge.

20/08/2024 in Greater London MAG / News / Parking by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group is supporting a petition raised by Mark Fielder asking Hounslow Council to stop plans for motorcycle parking charges. Proposed Hounslow motorcycle parking charges are once again missing the point. Hounslow council have proposed (in a poorly advertised parking strategy consultation) to introduce motorcycle parking charges. The […]

Sign now – Hounslow motorcycle parking charges petition.

15/08/2024 in Greater London MAG / News / Parking by Colin Brown