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Quad bikes and scramblers

As part of the Safer Neighbourhood Antisocial Behaviour Programme, we're encouraging parents to be responsible when buying presents for their children.

This particularly applies to scramblers, quad bikes and go-peds, which can damage land and are noisy and dangerous if not used properly.

It's also against the law to use such vehicles on:

• public roads and footpaths
• parks and other open spaces
• leisure facilities
• housing and industrial estates
• waste ground.

The vehicles do not comply with the Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1999, as well as vehicle safety standards, and can only be used on:

• purpose-built tracks or circuits
• private land where you have permission from the owner.

If you or your children use a scrambler, quad bike or go-ped illegally, you may:

• be fined if you have no insurance, licence, number plate, lights or helmet
• have penalty points added to your licence and face a fine
• face a conviction for dangerous driving
• be at risk of causing serious injury to yourself or others.

More information

To find out more about what we're doing to reduce antisocial behaviour in our parks and leisure centres, or to report the illegal use of quad bikes, scramblers or go-peds on our properties, call us on 028 9091 8767 or email asb@belfastcity.gov.uk

For more information about the law relating to such vehicles, call the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 0845 600 8000.