Motorised Quad Bike for 2-5 year olds £29.99 and others (merged)

janas

Anybody buying these mini motorised bikes should be aware that as any motor powered vehicle driven on a public road/area (no matter how many CCs is the engine) your minibike will be subject to the same rules regulations as any other bike or car, i.e. you must pay the applicable taxes, have MOT, posses driving license, have a valid insurance, wear safety helmets etc. So if your child drives this minibike on a public road/area, he or she will do so illegally unless has a appropriate driving license, insurances etc. Do think where your child is going to ride this bike before spending your cash. We have learned recently that the Department of Transport is concerned about spread of these minibikes driving illegally on public roads and is examining the issue closely. Certainly in our area (east London) the police appears to be confiscating the minibikes found driven on public roads illegally. And all parks around us do not allow any motorised vehicles. So the minibikes can be great fun but one has to have a decent size garden otherwise I cannot see where else can children drive them.

Hissey_Missey

To Janas,
I cannot believe your comments regarding these children's toys. I think you must be mistaking them for something quite different. John Lewis have been selling for some time a similar Smoby battery powered quad bike toy for £29.99. These toys only travel at up to 2 - 3 km/ph and are suitable for children from 2 years of age. They most definately do not require road tax, MOT, insurance, driving license, safety helmets etc, as you suggest, although a safety helmet would be a good idea similar if one was riding a bicycle.
These are toys for very small children, and not the sort that will be used unsupervised.
Please do not mislead people into thinking that a basic toddler's toy is some sort of anti-social machine. Please let our children be children, just for a little while anyway.

marksmith99

emmadibbs wrote:

I just bought one of the trikes for £19.99 at our local store. My husband is swearing a bit about the assembly ( the instructions should be burnt apparently) but I am sure he will get it sorted and with £60 off you can't go wrong!!

Anyone managed to put the Trike together. I tried last night - instructions were rubbish as they don't even mention half of the stuff.

How do you get the wheel fasteners on the end of the axles - any tips? I tried hitting with a hammer, but not too hard so far as didn't want to damage anything - is it just a case of hitting it hard with a hammer against something solid?

BTW the post from Janas about MOT's etc is mad!

cheepskate_2

janas wrote:

Anybody buying these mini motorised bikes should be aware that as any motor powered vehicle driven on a public road/area (no matter how many CCs is the engine) your minibike will be subject to the same rules regulations as any other bike or car, i.e. you must pay the applicable taxes, have MOT, posses driving license, have a valid insurance, wear safety helmets etc. So if your child drives this minibike on a public road/area, he or she will do so illegally unless has a appropriate driving license, insurances etc. Do think where your child is going to ride this bike before spending your cash. We have learned recently that the Department of Transport is concerned about spread of these minibikes driving illegally on public roads and is examining the issue closely. Certainly in our area (east London) the police appears to be confiscating the minibikes found driven on public roads illegally. And all parks around us do not allow any motorised vehicles. So the minibikes can be great fun but one has to have a decent size garden otherwise I cannot see where else can children drive them.

i think janus is getting confused with the mini petrol motorbike type ones the older kids are all using as that would apply to them and they are getting confiscated from kids, but does not apply / or would be enforced for the ones this message is talking about

Shez

has this offer finished now? i cant seem to get anything coming up with the link?