Unlicensed Bikes

[Speedy Claire]

Anyone read this article???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7200066.stm


According to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, 40 per cent of bikes are unlicensed. It's an appalling figure if true, but how have they worked it out? A properly-conducted survey, or an office junior sent out with a notebook to have a look at as many bikes s/he can find in half an hour. I smell a rat here.

[tinpants]

It doesn't say how many of those bikes are currently on a SORN though. (or does it?) I know a lot of people that SORN their bike thru the winter and tax them in the summer.

[Speedy Claire]

There must also be a few older bikes that were off the road before SORN started. So if they are still stored off road and not registered, its not breaking the law.... or is it???

[gettin2dizzy]

If it's SORNed it won't be registered as unlicensed. Even old bikes need to be SORNed now. There's about 4 threads on this

[Speedy Claire]

yep just noticed one of the other ones... sorry! didn`t realise it was on the same topic cos of heading