mini moto £119 @ bargain crazy

myrnahaz

Take the advice given by itsfromark (post#3) and think twice about buying these unless they'll be used strictly on your own property. This has nothing to do with there being 'no newsworthy stories for the papers'. South Wales police have just allocated £200,000 towards policing areas around Swansea that are being plagued by these mini menaces. Anyone they find riding one of these motorised vehicles (battery operated ones included) on public land (including roads, pavements, parks, waste land etc) will have the vehicle seized and destroyed and penalty points added to their driving licences - even if they are currently too young to own a licence (eg 5 year olds) - they just wait until the person applies for a licence when they are over 17 years old, and slap the points on immediately. The BBC news had a film of the police with piles of confiscated mini motos being crushed by a scrap yard crusher.

Clasics

I would imagine such 'vehicles' will be almost given away by various retailers over the coming weeks after the publicity they have had recently.

myrnahaz

donstermonster wrote:

You do not need anything to use this , its a toy, it is not a petrol or mechanically propelled vehicle it is a battery powered kids toy, no worse or dangerous than a remote control car or robot ,

Hey we need tax , and insurance for my RoboSapien

Calm down everybody its not a real motorbike :rotfl:

The police are using their powers in line with Section 59 of the Police Reform Act. As bizzarre as it seems, I've even seen a story on the BBC news about a toddler driving down the pavement in a battery operated toy jeep, with his grandpa walking beside him, when a policeman drove alongside them and told grandpa to take the kiddie back to the garden as he was breaking the law. Grandpa complained to the police station and was told he was lucky that the police officer hadn't booked them both.

donstermonster

myrnahaz wrote:

Take the advice given by itsfromark (post#3) and think twice about buying these unless they'll be used strictly on your own property. This has nothing to do with there being 'no newsworthy stories for the papers'. South Wales police have just allocated £200,000 towards policing areas around Swansea that are being plagued by these mini menaces. Anyone they find riding one of these motorised vehicles (battery operated ones included) on public land (including roads, pavements, parks, waste land etc) will have the vehicle seized and destroyed and penalty points added to their driving licences - even if they are currently too young to own a licence (eg 5 year olds) - they just wait until the person applies for a licence when they are over 17 years old, and slap the points on immediately. The BBC news had a film of the police with piles of confiscated mini motos being crushed by a scrap yard crusher.

MINI MOTOS - YES , THESE ARE NOT MINI MOTOS , these are toys, no worse or legislated against than pedal bikes, roller skates , remote control cars

CALM DOWN EVERYBODY , The people moaning about this are probably the same bunch who warn about loads of people they know, who know people who have been "done" by the tax man for selling on Ebay

Just calm down, and check facts before scare mongering , these are NOT MIni Motos and the legislation does NOT include kids toys, Mini Motos are NOT kids toys they are vehicles and are legislated as such these are TOYS , pedal bikes go a damn site faster than these do at 8 - 10 mph
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donstermonster

myrnahaz wrote:

The police are using their powers in line with Section 59 of the Police Reform Act. As bizzarre as it seems, I've even seen a story on the BBC news about a toddler driving down the pavement in a battery operated toy jeep, with his grandpa walking beside him, when a policeman drove alongside them and told grandpa to take the kiddie back to the garden as he was breaking the law. Grandpa complained to the police station and was told he was lucky that the police officer hadn't booked them both.

Section 59 applies to MOTOR VEHICLES ONLY and it then goes on to define a motor vehicle

"motor vehicle" means any mechanically propelled vehicle, whether or not it is intended or adapted for use on roads; and - note the word mechanically - an electric bike is NOT mechanically propelled

That is why , in the story you heard nothing actually happened because it cannot actually happen as there is no legislation as it is NOT A MOTOR VEHICLE

please calm down

SurfBowlSC

Just out of curiosity.... how on earth is it a saving of 60% if it's previous price was £149.99.

By my calculations (and I teach a retail math course), 60% off £149.99 is £59.99!!!!

At £119.99 it's only a 20% saving!

Am about to email them and make a pricing complaint....

bella4uk

It is 60% off the original selling price of 299.99.

SurfBowlSC

bella4uk wrote:

It is 60% off the original selling price of 299.99.

But they don't state that do they???!

Uncle_Cuddles

Yes, if you go to the price plunge section, where they list everything, you will see the original price followed by 40% off (price crossed out), 50% off (price crossed out), 60% off etc. as it's price "plunges"! The previous price of £149.99 is the 50% off price.

smaJ

hey,

ive been reading with interest your views about mini-motos, and find them rather amusing.

i feel that "daily mail" fever has gripped this thread, as you all seem to be in support of these ridiculous powers that have been given to the police. i agree that kids riding round mugging old ladies and vandalizing property is wrong, but mabey it is the fault of the parents or the society they live in. you cant say that kids have only started to commit crimes since they got mini-motos - they've been doing it for years. does anyone feel that the government pinning all the problems on mini-motos is merely a cover up for their failure to properly educate these children in their schools??

i dont have a mini-moto and i do not have a problem with ppl riding them in the field next to my house (as long as its not at like midnight).

sorry for hijacking the thread as i know its about money saving, but thats my 2p!!

samJ