Bedford Driving Lessons

Rogue cyclists who flout the law while riding throughout London are to be fined by Westminster Council under plans to crackdown on so-called “Lycra louts”. In the first such scheme in the country, council staff, instead of police, could hand out penalty notices to cyclists who are caught breaking the law such riding through red lights or on pavements, reports said. Under the plans, city inspectors, who already licensing, noise and waste laws, would be handed powers to issue infringement notices amid claims cyclists were the source for the largest amounts of complaints. It has not been disclosed how much the fines would be, but the council has proposed a £100 fine previously, up from the current £30 which was seen as too lenient. Figures show that of the 30,000 cyclists that enter the council’s zone every day, about a fifth break the “Highway Code” by jumping lights, riding on pavements or ignoring one way signs. While the powers already exist in the legislation permission from the Metropolitan Police would be required so that council officials could enforce them. More