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Survey Says More of Us are Turning to 2 Wheels
5 Days ago
Registrations of motorcycles, scooters and mopeds last month were 10.2 per cent up on the same month last year, according to figures issued by the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA). Motorbike registrations recorded at 13,747 were 1,269 up on April, 2007. This takes the total market this year to 44,441 – up 1.3 per cent on the same period last year. Increases were seen across almost all engine sizes and bike categories with mopeds up 49.7 per cent and scooters up 42.3 per cent.
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Ducati Motor Holding Lunches in the Indian Market
08 May 2008
Ducati Motor Holding held a press conference today to announce its official entry to the Indian motorcycle market a country with significant potential for growth in the motorcycle sector. The 2007 MotoGP World Champion manufacturer’s entry to the young and exponentially growing Indian market was announced today by Ducati CEO Gabriele Del Torchio during a meeting with representatives of the international press at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi.
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Frank Finch To Head RMIF Motorcycle Divisions
04 April 2008
Frank Finch has been appointed as the Head of Motorcycle Associations for the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).
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No Chips For Bikers
17 March 2008
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) abandons proposals to chip motorcycle number plates. The DVLA have announced that they will not be seeking government approval to fit micro chip Electronic Vehicle Identification, (EVI) to motorcycle number plates. The DVLA had embarked on a feasibility study, including field trials, to determine the effectiveness of EVI as a means of combating motorcycle vehicle excise evasion.
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Gerrymandering – No Bikes In Bus Lanes
12 March 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) condemns today's announcement by London Mayor Ken Livingstone that motorcycles would not be permitted to use bus lane on roads controlled by Transport for London. In a report published today, Transport for London rely on the Tanner Test to 'prove' that there would be no safety benefit to either motorcyclists or other vulnerable road users if motorcycles were allowed to use Transport for London bus lanes. This same Tanner Test was described in internal documents, leaked to MAG, as unreliable and incapable of delivering sound statistical analysis.
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Motorcycle Action Group - Safeguarding Our Future
04 March 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group safeguards the future of motorcycling with practical recommendations to the Parliamentary Transport Select Committee. The Parliamentary Transport Select Committee, chaired by the Honourable Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, is to hold a review of road safety and has invited interested parties to submit evidence. The review is likely to take place in either March or April and will consider what more can be done between now and 2010 when the current targets end, and what considerations should be made for beyond 2010.
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Generate & Wrigley Nominated For Sport Industry Award
26 February 2008
Generate Sponsorship and Wrigley’s Airwaves® have been nominated for a prestigious award at the high profile Sport Industry Awards which take place in London on 1 May. Wrigley’s Airwaves® sponsorship of GSE Ducati in the British Superbike Championship has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Sponsorship of a Sport Team or Individual’ category and is up against; Adidas – Jonny Wilkinson, Nationwide Building Society – England Football Team, Nike - England Rugby, O2 – O2’s ‘Never Surrender’ Rugby World Cup campaign and RAC – Team RAC.
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Riders Get To Grips With Manhole Covers
20 February 2008
Carriageway manhole covers, especially on bends, can present a potentially lethal danger to motorcyclists but this could all change if revisions to the European Standard for them, proposed by the UK, is agreed. It is well known that over time some manhole cover surfaces become smooth and polished and if wet, very slippery, but thanks to the work undertaken by the National Motorcycle Council i.e. The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF), Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers (IHIE), Motor Cycle Industry Association MCIA, Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) RAC Foundation and Devon County Council, the UK committee working on the revision of European Standard EN124 have agreed unanimously to recommend a minimum ‘polished skid resistance value for manhole covers’.
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VED Evasion – The True Figures
14 February 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) challenged figures released in a recent Parliamentary Committee of Public Accounts report which suggested that motorcycle VED evasion rates were as high as 40%. This headline grabbing figure was picked up by the national media which portrayed motorcyclists as habitual law breakers and VED duty evaders. MAG challenge the claim which it describes as irresponsible in stereotyping motorcyclists as law breakers.
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London Mayor’s Dithering Puts Road User Lives At Risk!!
04 February 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group, (MAG UK), is very concerned that the safety of vulnerable road users is being put at risk by the procrastination of London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone and the blocking by the Mayor’s office of the publication of the ‘Transport for London PTW in Bus Lane Study’. The report was completed in April 2007 and was first due to be published in October 20007, then January 2008. It has still to be released.
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More Misery, More Costs & More Inconvenience to Bikers
27 January 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) have expressed their serious concerns to the Home Office regarding their proposals to increase, by almost 300%, the statutory charges for the removal, storage and disposal of motorcycles by the police. Under the current arrangements the police can charge £105 for the recovery of a motorcycle considered to be abandoned illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked, or broken down. They can then charge up to £12 a day for storage until the motorcycle is reclaimed by its rightful owner.
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Motorcycle Tax Evasion - Its Not Right
24 January 2008
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) remain sceptical of the claim in a recent report that 40% of bikers evade paying VED. Anecdotal visual studies carried out by the group at motorcycle events do not reflect anything remotely like this level of non compliance. Unfortunately the media has jumped on this unreliable and suspect headline figure to brand motorcyclists as law breakers.
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MCIA Says Time for Motorcycling to Be Taken Seriously
22 January 2008
Leaders of the UK motorcycle industry are calling for government, legislators, local authorities and transport planners to start treating motorcycling as a serious and relevant alternative to the use of cars and public transport. The demand comes from David Taylor, chief executive of the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCIA), just days after news of an 8.6 per cent increase in motorcycle, scooter and moped registrations last year – the biggest annual jump in registrations for seven years.
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Isle of Wright MCPT
04 December 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group is co-ordinating a campaign to retain the Isle of Wight motorcycle test centre. Motorcyclists on the Isle of Wight will face a long and expensive journey to the mainland in order to take their motorcycle licence test under plans to abolish the islands only motorcycle test centre. This has come about due to the new motorcycle riding test which comes into force in October 2008 which will require purpose built off road test centres.
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Europe Bins 'Bright' Idea
04 December 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) welcomes the decision by the European Commission (EC) to scrap plans to enforce all vehicles to have their dipped beam headlights on during daytime.
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Bikes Banned From The Park
09 November 2007
The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) express grave concerns at the North Wales police proposal to consider banning motorcycles from the National Park.
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New Statistics Suggest Impending EU Legislation is Bringing More People into Motorcycling
09 November 2007
New statistics released by the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) appear to show that the impending Second Driving Licence Directive (2DLD) EU legislation, coming into effect in October 2008, is getting more people out on two wheels as the number of people taking and passing their test has grown.
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Track Down a DVLA '08 Plate From November 12
09 November 2007
March may be a long winter away, but the “race” to “track” down a personalised 08 registration will get underway this month with DVLA Personalised Registrations releasing its next number series to view from Monday November 12.
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Football & Racing Meet In Italy
05 November 2007
A meeting took place on Wednesday 17th Oct between CRP Technology’s Racing dept and Modena F.C. soccer players. The meeting was between two totally different disciplines, but both have the same group mentality and competitive spirit. All the CRP Racing Team were present, together with the rider Riccardo Moretti, who were all fresh from the agonistic success achieved in the Honda RS 125 GP Trophy and the Italian Championship (CIV), the Modena F.C. soccer players Nicholas Frey and Yuri Tamburini and the World Champion 125cc and 250cc Luca Cadalora.
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Want To Volunteer For BEN And See The International Motor Cycle & Scooter Show For Free?
01 November 2007
BEN, the Automotive Industry Charity, needs volunteers to help support its events team at the International Motor Cycle & Scooter Show at the NEC in Birmingham which runs from the 22 November – 2 December.
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