Thames Valley Police

[Clanger]

Following on from my warning about giving out personal information online (I used Rivermead crew as an example), I thought I should also share information with you about a warning the Thames Valley Police have put out to motorbikers in the area....they are out 'to get us'.

Now there will be some people on this forum who will decide this is me scare mongering, there will be some who decide this is just a big wind-up but hopefully there will be some of you that do heed this as a genuine warning!

Two friends recently got 'pulled' by the old bill in Reading. They went over one of the two bikes with a fine tooth comb, and nicked him for several things including smaller than standard numberplate, and he was told he could not ride his bike home because it was 'classified' as dangerous.....he was told that if he rode into a bus stop queue full of people his after market headlamp fairing could cause a lot of damage!!!! Yes really, and told the pair to warn their 'biker' friends that the TVP are out to get all bikers in their catchment area, that it was the big clampdown.

Most of the bike clubs in the area are aware of this already, as we brought the matter up at the Thames Valley Coalition meeting after the incident.

Hopefully the rest of you will be a little more vigilant too - especially when stunting on land that is not private! Be careful. Its bad enough that we gain the reputation of the bad bikers & statistics, let alone being targetted.
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[Spiral]

Well as i live many miles away in a different country i can easily say The thames valley police

But most cops are alright over here they got bigger fish to fry
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[Mr Pants!]

I don't understand what the warning is?

No illegal farings or licence plates then? This has been the case for years......

[T.C]

TVP will only target riders who deserve a pull. For those who choose to ride sensibly, whose bikes are legal then things will be no different than before, not really any different to normal.

I regularly speak to my old colleagues at Three Mile Cross (Reading) and it will be business as usual. Play by the rules and you will get left alone, act the twat and you will get pulled, fair enough in my book!
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[Major_Grooves]

What's the problem with aftermarket fairings then?
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[JonB]

So tell me, what is the fasination with Rivermead as I live quite far away and I am interested.
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[JonB]

I wouldn't say that you know, you will get some unsuspecting user that will report you for saying that.

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[Dusty]

Sorry but

We go to a diserted trading estate on a sunday, because we think that is the safest time/place for use to do stunts. Yes the police could come down and probably find things we could be done for, but imho as we are trying to be relatively sensible and safe about what we are doing this is not something worth living in fear of.


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TC;
If you don't mind me asking, are you suggesting that they are having a crackdown as such, just on bikes that they don't like the look of (ie more likely to pull a bike they don't like the look of than before). Or that there are no special instructions at all.

Not really a prob for me, haven't got the side fairings on me rs, but otherwise all is cool. Suspect some others around here have bikes that look 'tatty', but aren't dangerous as such.

[T.C]

[Kris]

So there was some truth to the warning after all then.



Btw - what areas do Thames Valley police?
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[Bendy]

The Thames Valley.

[Kris]

[sv_cath]

[sv_cath]

D'oh! Bendy beat me to it!

[Ste]

Thames Valley Police area.

[WildGoose]

like they have nothing better to do....

this is beginning to annoy me, it has been beginning to annoy me for months, there is plenty more beneficial things that the police could be spending their time doing, and i'd like to hear an argument against this from one of them

what exactly is the danger they think we are causing? is there to be no freedom left?

and just a little extra note, if they are clamping down on dubious looking fairings, then why arent they clamping down on shite bodykits with a neon glow?

ffs
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

[WildGoose]

and some further thoughts, if this country genuinely wants to get bikes off our roads, then can it please stop encouraging them to be used through congestion charging schemes and all this shit

they encourage more sales of bikes, and then they spend all their time and resources, pulling them over, and issuing people points for the wrong shaped mirrors, its ridiculous

if you want to get bikes off the road, can someone just come out and bloody say it, so i can stop wasting time with MOT, insurance, and road legalities, and get back to enjoying my bike for what it is, and riding illegaly

thank you
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So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976

[stinkwheel]

If you are stopped and the coppers start sniffing about your bike.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.

especially:

Schedlule 2

of Section 67 of the Road Traffic Act 1988

Basically this says, if the bike is not obviously dangerous (to the point where it should be off the road eg. tyres down to canvas) or has not just been involved in an accident then YOU tell THEM when and where you will allow them to inspect your vehicle 2 to seven days after they stopped you.

That right T.C.?
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[T.C]

[McJamweasel]

[Andy99]

Thames Valley Police,like most other forces,find it very easy to pick on minority groups like bikers as they can find something on most bikes to nick/fine us for. Then claim it's in the public interest of safety and cutting road casualties...bastards

[T.C]

[Chrisowingtot...]

i live in high wycombe, and got pulled for speeding (doing 45 in a 30 zone) a week or two ago, and not having L plates, but they still let me go....crackdown my arse, they were probably just two wanker coppers up for hassling somebody. most coppers are alright, they just told me not to do it again, and i put L plates back on the next day. they dealt with me more than fairly....i was in the wrong, your mates probably were too to get pulled in the first place, i was just lucky to meet a couple of proper safe coppers. i was also really nice to them