Cops reveal the superfast e-bikes phone snatching crooks are terrorising pedestrians with

PHONE-snatch criminals are running amok on 70mph e-bikes - with cops fighting a “losing battle” to stop them, police have warned.
Officers say the menace is so widespread - and the bulky, pimped-up two-wheelers so fast - it is difficult for over-worked units to keep up or stop them.
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[@Free__Speech]

Fast bikes aren't the problem. It's the people using them. For criminal use & jumping red lights What the police don't understand is 250W Can still do 20+ mph

[@TC-oj2vd]

I love it when people can't speak English when stopped by the Police but then seem to live in & work in the country quite successfully.

[@Angus_____]

Delivering food and paying no tax.

[@Awibrahor]

Me no understand English. Me understand money.

[@richardmarsden5610.]

3 comments in 11 years. Another recently purchased bot farm account.

[@Jarrosnshajahwh]

Welcome to England baby

[@Angus_____]

I was recently in Edinburgh, and there were youths all over the city with Siron e bikes doing 50-60 mph, literally taunting the police, who did absolutely nothing and just ignored them.

[@richardmarsden5610.]

LIAR

[@Jimmy180-b1n]

So catch the phone snatching criminals rather than the commuters!

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Most sensible comment yet.

[@applepie8772]

Food delivery companies should have a liability and duty of care to ensure their riders ride safe and within the law.

[@Autonomous1969]

These illegal bikes are everywhere and usually ridden by youths with balaclavas on. Why not just ban them totally for importation?

[@KatieManders]

No surron bikes are banned what youths ride lol

[@Autonomous1969]

@@KatieManders If they are banned where are they getting them from? Shut the supply and they won't be able to have them.

[@KatieManders]

@Autonomous1969 they aren't band! This is what I'm saying surron 240 volt bikes are legal just not on the roads you can't get a license for them so they are for private land etc

[@Autonomous1969]

@@KatieManders So you are saying they are the same as those Mini Motorbikes that were everywhere until the police took them and crushed them if they were on the road? Well we can see what the answer is.

[@KatieManders]

@Autonomous1969 a little bit like pit bikes yeh they aren't allowed on roads or owt but you can ride them on private land! Banned means you are not allowed them in england not even on private land! Bit the surrons aren't banned check them out surron bikes

[@uwemattiss880]

To those who want E bikes to be banned because of crime need to think a little,criminals have been using cars did we ban them?

[@DearMindy]

They should all be registered and display plates just as other motor vehicles are legally required to do so.

[@jdgoesham5381]

Even as a multiple ebike owner I agree w/you if they go faster than 25mph. But the rego should be free or 5 bucks but thw govt would use this to make money amd charge too much and they'd not get half to register them then. Edited to add that also keep in mind most of these ones doing this are foreigners or outright illegal aliens so gl getting them to register. It would prob only affect normal citizens like weapon laws do by leaving them helpless.

[@thebeast9869]

No they shouldn't I think they should get rid insurance altogether it's a rip off and people should be insuring themselves weather it's life insurance or item insurance not having to rely on the other person's insurance 👍

[@Angus_____]

I was recently in Edinburgh, and there were youths all over the city with Siron e bikes doing 50-60 mph, literally taunting the police, who did absolutely nothing and just ignored them.

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

You like big brother do you???

[@richardmarsden5610.]

3 comments in 2 years,. Another bot farm account.

[@JohnFrenchMSc]

I left the UK permanently when labour were selected into office, so glad i did 😁

[@richardmarsden5610.]

So you're a IMMIGRANT in someone else's country. I bet you don't speak the language and try to claim benefits.

[@julianwebb8712]

Everything was fabulous up until that point wasn’t it 😂

[@proffessorclueless]

Failing to enforce the law for many years people think even if it is illegal the Police wont do anything so they buy them or build their own. Practically every just eat and uber delivery cyclist is on an illegal bike and the Police walk and drive past them everyday and do nothing. If they are going to allow them for food delivery to keep the cost down for those that can afford takeaways they need to change the law. If not they should get them of our roads. The law relating to PEV's is ridiculous.

[@brucespanner6756]

They should. Comply to all the same road rules as a motor vehicle driver . Get lience and pay insurance and tax .

[@thebeast9869]

No it's a old stupid system like tv license 👍

[@cajetanlobo5413]

even delivery riders are using these bikes and riding in traffic doing 40 and 50 mph

[@applepie8772]

Stop the sale of them. E-scooter and bikes are mopeds imo

[@chrisnolan7423]

This is typical propaganda for the British government,does anyone believe the gent they stopped is robbing people with his ebike? These same cops won't stop they people actually stealing. Also take a look at how the interactions differ between the different stops .What's the difference???

[@james.telfer]

Got young idiots in SW London riding illegal ebikes on the road with balaclavas on, no helmets. They also ride through nearby parks to escape the Police.

[@cmac7168]

Why not just seize the back wheel/hub if it’s over powered? Why seize and destroy the entire bike just because one easily removable component is overpowered? Maybe even donate the seized bike frames to a bike charity that can fit them with 250w (legal) hubs? The UK government has always been and will always be incredibly backwards in its thinking…

[@JohnSnow-vf8jo]

It's a deterrent.

[@cmac7168]

@@JohnSnow-vf8jo deterrents are only affective against those who are already fearful of the law. Once they’ve scared all the commuters into either not cycling at all or spending thousands on a new bike - you’re still left with the little roadmen types that are gonna run around on 50mph surrons - which let’s face it here, are the main offenders in the e-bike world (next to deliveroo fat tyre bikes). Regardless - the bike frames could still easily be refitted with 250w hubs and either donated to charity or sold and the money reinvested into the public pocket and the government still gets to use its little scare tactics and bullying to take even more liberties off its people - don’t worry haha

[@MachikoNoguchi-616]

Makes you question people's survival skills really if you can fly along a path on an e-bike and no thinks hmm that doesn't seem right.

[@Ryanjoned163]

I sometimes cover my wily with a tea towel and pretend its a ghost 👻 👽 called casper

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

How many times now??

[@stormtrooper2170]

In my country..this E bike riders get bitten up before thrown in jail. Not by police but by people on the street.👈😁😁👍

[@KevBryce]

Nearly every takeaway delivery rider are using these across the country. Not hard to spot when they are overtaking cars doing 30mph when going up hill without even pedalling 😂. Frightening that they also use the pavement.

[@MichaelGreenLagos]

And they are all illegal immigrants

[@Xandro_B20]

Make them illegal!

[@thebeast9869]

I think they have done that pal 👍

[@Xandro_B20]

@@thebeast9869good! My wife’s phone got snatched near trafalgar on her way to the embassy. Police saw what happened and they didn’t chase the perpetrator. They only gave her reference number. This was 2022.

[@Ryan-pz2wh]

@@Xandro_B20 I agree. Let's also make drugs illegal!!! oh wait we have already tried that .

[@TheAdet85]

25mph!! What about so called legal bike riders on pedal power going over 25 mph. Also jumping red lights and running into pedestrians, do the police go after them , No! Yes I agree that people are using scrabbler type e bikes for crime but they don't do 20 or 25 mph it's more like 50 to 60 mph think there's a big difference Mr Policeman.

[@firstmotorhome8024]

Holding the wheel off the floor doesn’t give you a true speed 😂

[@trs4u]

Bikes that are currently road-legal in the UK that have an electric motor would regulate the speed to max 15.5mph, or they'd be illegal. If the motor turns the wheel faster than that, it's either broken or illegal - it's a good, easy test.

[@richardmarsden5610.]

@@trs4u Classic over policing. Picking low hanging fruit while the real criminals are busy doing their work.

[@trs4u]

@@richardmarsden5610. "Look! Over there! Someone naughtier than me!" Seriously?

[@denises9680]

I've got a ebike. It's legal no added extras. Does the legal limit. I ride on the bike lanes and sometimes a bike will pass me going so fast that sometimes I have to stop. They are dangerous the riders don't care and the shops that do the fittings for extra batteries should be fined because they know what they're doing. They're literally encouraging them to commit crimes and even cause death. A bike should be for leisure and enjoyment but these days they're not. Glad to see the police catching the culprits 🇬🇧👍🏻

[@felipeyanez7786]

This also use for petty crimes, mobiles. Still a trauma.

[@applepie8772]

He jumped a red light

[@LiftManAmer]

In Norwich you get these illegal ebikes everywhere, mostly online food delivery drivers, the constabulary just seems to ignore them...

[@gavauls]

Shame Thames Valley Police can't do their job in Reading as almost every e-bike in town is totally illegal!

[@fabulousfabrications1985]

If I lived there you would say I can’t ride my downhill bike down the street because I make more than 500 watt of human power!!!

[@jameshill8711]

Cyclists, especially food delivery, are out if control in London.

[@thebuonocore9818]

I'm so glad we have a gov't that tells us whats to fast abd dangerous. Im so happy they keep us lame minded fools safe from ourselves and one another.

[@michaelroberts6219]

I'm pretty sure every single person that the police stopped. Do not s***** phones talk about a waste of money. Shouldn't it may be chasing round criminals on electric bike

[@Displays.1234.]

Police wearing stupid woke badges... More ridiculous virtue signalling this should be banned...

[@thebeast9869]

Global want everyone gay stop population growth Global Economic Forum

[@richardmarsden5610.]

Another recently purchased bot farm account.

[@Thegeordiemonkey]

Joke your taking 500w bikes away, 30mph easily done on a pedal bike if ya fit.

[@MichaelGreenLagos]

If you pick up the back wheel and spin it It will always go over the speed limit because the only way to test it is to ride the weight of the rider and terrain makes it go a lot slower the sticker on the wheels saying 777amps is a joke

[@Mokumgay]

Cops on manual bikes 🤡

[@davidbaker8483]

I had a 500watt kit set up. Bit too powerful for the brakes tbh.

[@TheAdet85]

Yes the kits are way to powerful for a standard pedal bike conversion, so the kits should be banned.

[@maxfrere4871]

100kg,my old wr 400 is 149 kg not much in it when you tslk about touqie

[@Itisinthehand]

No, you police clog up the system with brits though.

[@gaviscon4304]

We won't be able to do anything one day, no fun nothing it's like being at school and told what we can do all the time no surprise living in the uk.

[@lizmonk1115]

And why not go to court ? 🤔🤔🤔

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

"Courts never ever EVER get things wrong".

[@donovanphillips4973]

Thank you

[@maxfrere4871]

Keeping people safe bless 🙌 ❤

[@Ryanjoned163]

Another isolated case by alans snack bar the religion of peace ✌️

[@lesmoor001]

WHaaat ?

[@billybillee8160]

peace my ass they want 72 virgins and an AK the UK is nomore cuz you let it go

[@stu7588]

These diy ebikes like Carreras with conversion kits they not build for the extra weight will put stress on the frame could easily snap in half while on a busy road

[@liveandlearn5320]

Socialism at its finest

[@thebeast9869]

Future Distopian Police 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 wont be long rainbow cars remember when rainbows were just rainbows golden age

[@truth-lg7xy]

Would you still be stopped if you had a Palestinian t shirt on?no you wouldn't ❤

[@HubbHubbs]

Were any of these bikes actually used to snatch a phone? Just looked like delivery boys to me. Best remove your speedo and scratch out the wattage on ya motor, piggies will just send you on your way.

[@Magyari1]

police state

[@dimagroza829]

1:45 My bike