is it illegal to push a road moterbike on the pavement while having no licence and insurance?
2007-03-06 12:28:37 · 10 answers · asked by LYNDA P 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
It is illegal to have any form of wheeled transport on a pavement. Whether that be a motorbike, a bicycle or even a babies pushchair or pram.
However, the police tend to overlook this law as far as bicycles and prams are concerned.
They would probably rather you pushed your motorbike on the road. Unfortunately that is deemed to be the public highway and as you are moving a motor vehicle on it, you have to have sufficient insurance for the vehicle. You should also hold at least a provisional licence to drive/ride said vehicle. Tax is not necessary as you could be taking it to get MOT'd. Just make sure you have an appointment first (and can prove it).
The fact that you are touching the vehicle by pushing it means that you are in control of the vehicle and are therefore responsible for it. You therefore have to have insurance.
Its similar to people getting done for drink driving whilst pushing a car. I've heard stories of people on their way home from the pub, see someone who's broken down and offer to give them a push. As soon as they lay hands on the car they are seen in the eyes of the law to be "in control" of the vehicle and can therefore be charged with drunk in charge of a vehicle.
As long as you are pushing your bike, you are in control of it and therefore must have valid insurance and licence etc.
The fact you are pushing it on a pavement is another offence on top of everything else!
2007-03-06 20:11:40 · answer #1 · answered by wally_zebon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - the same is true of push-bikes. Technically, you can't drive OR push ANY vehicle on the pavement, taxed/licensed/insured or not.
It's not the sort of thing you'd get hung for, though - you'd probably just get told to get off the pavement and on to the road.
2007-03-08 06:52:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
touch your community Council they'll deliver a letter giving such dissimilar days for the obstruction to be bumped off, i.e. for the hedge to be decrease. If that fails they'll deliver people to decrease it and value the owner of the hedge. it is likewise actual that in case you place your bin on the pavement and somebody falls over it you're legally to blame even although the Council could have counseled people to place their boxes there.
2016-10-17 10:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if the bike is in your name and you can prove you are transporting it from, a 2 b
or if you have just bought it
2007-03-06 19:28:05 · answer #4 · answered by Jay H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it may be as you are deemed as the owner and if you have no license or insurance you will get done for it!! as you are in charge of the vehicle and you cant put a road vehicle on a public walkway even if you are pushing it! dont risk it!!!!
2007-03-06 12:35:44 · answer #5 · answered by PInky without perky!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, basically, once a motor vehicle is on public property then you commit an offence if you do not have valid tax and insurance.
2007-03-06 14:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by Trixie Bordello 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
i got told you can not push a push bike on the pavement when i was a kid
2007-03-06 17:19:58 · answer #7 · answered by witheringtonkeith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arent you supposed to ride bikes? Y would you want to push it about??
2007-03-07 06:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by kelly anhel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not if u can prove u r the legal owner and have good reason
ie going to ride on private property
2007-03-06 12:35:26 · answer #9 · answered by thewokinn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ONly if you are black and live in the MET police area.
2007-03-06 21:19:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋