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I've tried to deal with it 3 or 4 years ago when my little ones were being woken up mid-late evening every evening as the lads on mopeds were using the speed bump near my house as a ramp for 'jumps'.


To be honest, it's difficult to deal with it face to face without them knowing where you live (they will see you outside your house at some point and that may not be in your favour).


Once you've dealt with it, if at all, in another year or so there'll be another batch of lads poncing around on their first mopeds too...

jimmyraj Wrote:

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> Why not 999? If they're genuinely joyriding then that is deserving of a 999 call.


There's nothing to suggest that they are riding stolen vehicles. They are speeding and riding irresponsibly, but I don't think that's a genuine emergency. I would be surprised if the police responded to a 999 call.


The number for non-emergencies is 0300 1231212.

Hi PeckhamRose,

Usually parents have bought such machines for their kids and don't realise the danger they've placed their kids both the direct phyiscal danger and danger of gaining a criminal record. Same applies to the parents.


My understandihg is Safer Neighbourhood Teams have been successful at resolving this type of blight. But it does take time to find who involved.

When you say 'joyriders'....what exactly do you mean? Young people riding up and down a road but within the speed limit (not an offence) or young people genuinely riding dangerously and/ or speeding (definitely an offence). If the nuisnace is more to do with noise, revving engines etc and being disturbed then the SNT should be able to have a word.

It's more about the noise really. And that it might - as in the past - become a regular nightly event. As far as I can tell, the rider is not a youngster, and he's probably keeping it to 20 - 30 mph.


Just planning what to do if he decides to make a habit of it! Clearly the SNT is the way to go.

Do contact your police neighbourhood team. We had similar problems, and after several people in the are complained to the police, the situation did eventually improve.


Mainly a noise issue - these scooters can be incredibly loud when revved up. But we also had some kids riding these things along the pavement - if someone had stepped out of their front gate at the wrong time it would have caused serious injury to them, the rider, or both.

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