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Now is not the time to go buying bikes and the extent of riding will involve going to the supermarket.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8158035/Police-streets-stop-drivers-lockdown-threaten-960-fines.html
Police warned the public to stay home or face arrest after ministers granted them unprecedented powers to enforce the coronavirus lockdown.
Boris Johnson has stressed that unless you are a key worker or helping someone vulnerable, the only reasons to go outside are to go shopping for essentials, exercise once a day or fulfil any medical needs.
Those flouting the rules face fines of up to £960, and police can now arrest anyone found outside without good reason.
In addition, the Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday warned that anyone deliberately coughing at 999 workers to spread coronavirus faces up to two years in jail.
Details about the sweeping new police powers emerged as checkpoints were set up on Britain’s roads by officers demanding to know where motorists were going.
In Cornwall, police threatened to search car boots to check whether drivers were off to the seaside, while elsewhere a force deployed drones to spy on dog walkers and ramblers.
A video posted online by Derbyshire Police shaming couples strolling in the Peak District was described as Orwellian by critics, with Silkie Carlo, director of civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, warning: ‘Over-the-top policing will not help the country to fight this pandemic.’
Ian Hopkins of Greater Manchester Police warned that some were treating the crisis as a ‘holiday’, leaving supermarkets with trolleys ‘full of booze and charcoal’. He told the BBC: ‘What we don’t want to enforce is a state of martial law... I’m appealing to people to be very, very sensible and not put lives at risk.’
Under the new Health Protection Regulations, police can fine anyone caught outside their home without a good reason. The fixed penalty notice starts from £60, cut to £30 for prompt payment.
Repeat offenders could see this doubled, to a maximum of £960. Those who fail to pay could be hauled to court where magistrates can impose unlimited fines. |
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Fair points guys.
The ambulance once especially... I've never needed one before but I guess that's why I'm typing this
I guess I'll just wait... I do think there's no risk in terms of corona from riding, they've just gone full on police state. Cunts.
Not ridden in 2 years, in fact it was 2 years ago today my bike got stolen ____________________ Current: Yamaha FZ1 '07 | GSXR 750 SRAD
Past: CB125TDC | TZR125 | GPZ500 | CBR600F3 | ZX9-R | GSXR1000 K4 |
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It wasn't apparent a couple of weeks ago, before the lockdown, but now I think it's evident that lots of people and businesses won't be in the same economic situation as they were. So, if you buy a bike from anyone, watch your money. Some sellers may be blinded by wishful thinking, and see your money as operating cash flow. Thinking more about commercial bike shops here. Wishful thinking is much easier when you're handling other people's money, and not your own. There may not even be a bike at the end of it, and you may be lining up with your county court judgment along with the rest of the creditors when they wind down (today, tomorrow, next week, next month, who knows). |
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As others have said, sometime within the next couple of months may be the time to buy as some hard up people will be looking to sell some of their luxuries. That's not your fault. These people would be looking to sell them whether you were interested or not. I don't think there's a moral issue here, if anything you're helping them out in an otherwise stagnant market to get some necessary cash in. So if you can afford it, some time within the next few months would be the time to do it I think.
As for collecting it, difficult, you could make up any number of excuses to be out and about. So long as you're sensible you should be able to justify it to yourself and sleep at night (i.e. lots of hand washing, wear gloves, helmet doesn't come off, no stopping on the way there and back except for fuel) all these things should be fairly low risk of spreading/contracting. Not really in the spirit of things but could get the job done. I don't know what your personal circumstances are but you could argue you can't work from home and your other mode of transport has broken down and you need a replacement to get to and from work and/or to help your vulnerable friends and relatives collecting their shopping and medication, or you could argue you're replacing it with something more economical because you can't afford to keep running your current transport it in the current financial situation.
You could also argue you've been put out of work and the bike is part of a new business venture being a courier rider and/or deliverying shopping and medication for those who need it. Or as a means to volunteer.
I'm not saying it's in the spirit of things, but any quick-thinking individual could come up with a variety of reasons/excuses to be out and about to avoid prosecution.
Or you could arrange delivery. I think I paid as little as £150 for nationwide delivery once IIRC. That's helping keep someone in a job. ____________________ 2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 27 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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