Police receive new off-road bikes in ‘massive boost’ for efforts to tackle illegal riders across Derbyshire

By Tom Hardwick
Published 27th Sep 2022, 11:00 BST
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Officers have received a ‘massive boost’ in their fight against Derbyshire’s illegal motorcyclists – with a new fleet of off-road bikes.

On Monday, September 26, the bikers section of the Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit received a number of off-road motorcycles, to help their efforts to tackle anti-social riders.

In a tweet, a unit spokesperson said the team are already “putting them through their paces ready for operational use.”

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The new bikes will be deployed across the county.The new bikes will be deployed across the county.
The new bikes will be deployed across the county.

They added that the new vehicles would be “a massive boost to assist us in dealing with the anti-social illegally ridden bikes throughout the county. Our team is already trained and good to go. These will be put to good use straight away, working with our neighbourhood teams.”