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Representatives of Greater London MAG and Save London Motorcycling will dispute proposed motorcycle parking charges in a public Islington Council meeting. The meeting, starting at 6.30pm on 13th July, will see riders demanding a change, particularly to the proposals to charge electric motorcycles. The campaigners have so far been able […]

Unfair Islington parking charges to be disputed at cabinet meeting.

12/07/2023 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group’s Greater London region is optimistic regarding progress on Islington motorcycle parking charges. Meetings with Islington Council to discuss the charges are ongoing but the mood is positive. Greater London MAG and Save London Motorcycling have reported that progress is being made on the issue of Islington’s […]

Greater London MAG optimistic about reductions to Islington parking charges

17/05/2023 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

Greater London MAG is set to meet Islington Council to oppose more motorcycle parking charges. Unannounced charges were rolled out in early February with no prior engagement or consultation with riders. Islington Borough Council rolled out a new £1 charge for motorcycles parking in the borough’s motorcycle bays in early […]

Greater London MAG on the warpath over Islington parking charges

21/03/2023 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

Most people will be familiar with the motivational quotation “if the dream is big enough the facts don’t count”. A laudable exhortation for those facing hurdles to overcome them in pursuit of a virtuous goal. It should not be twisted into an excuse for bigotry. Facts have no meaning in […]

Hackney Cling To Flawed Decision On Motorcycle Parking Charges

21/07/2022 in Campaigns / Greater London MAG by Colin Brown

Lewisham Borough Council hopes that reduced parking charges for motorcycles will encourage a switch from cars to motorcycles. Parking charges were originally proposed to be the same for cars and motorcycles. Interventions by London MAG persuaded the Council of the case to incentivise modal shift from cars to motorcycles. As […]

New Lewisham motorcycle parking charges expected to encourage a switch ...

25/05/2022 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

MAG activists in London are campaigning to save big money for motorcyclists in Lewisham. Proposed motorcycle parking charges were set to be the same as those for cars. MAG activists and Save London Motorcycling rallied support from Lewisham’s motorcyclists and worked with the Council to dramatically revise the proposed charges. […]

London MAG save Lewisham riders big money.

31/01/2022 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) attended a motorcycle safety roundtable meeting hosted by Transport for London (TFL) today (13th January 2022). Motorcycle fatalities in London have shown a dramatic and welcome drop in 2021. The reasons for this drop are still unclear, but MAG will be working with TfL to […]

TfL Motorcycle Safety Roundtable gives cause for cautious optimism.

13/01/2022 in Greater London MAG / News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

DEFRA Clean Air Zone Confusion — Transport for London (TfL) and Greater London MAG met again to formulate a joint initiative to deliver TfL’s road safety objectives in regard to motorcyclists. The theme was rider safety and the impact of traffic management schemes on bikers. In a further sign of the development of an evolving partnership, […]

MAG and TfL consolidate partnership on London rider safety

29/03/2021 in Greater London MAG / News / Road Safety by Colin Brown

Some 1500 Camden key workers have signed an open letter to Camden Councillors urging them to rethink plans which will see nurses, police officers, teachers, delivery workers and others charged up to £6.00 per hour to park the motorcycles they rely on to travel to work. In the letter, nurses, […]

1000+ NHS workers and others sign open letter urging Camden ...

26/02/2021 in Greater London MAG / News by Colin Brown