Football matches could be postponed after a “mindless” Range Rover driver ripped up a village pitch in his 4×4 vehicle. The incident was witnessed by Pendle Forest Sports Club chairman Darren Helliwell at around 8-45pm on Monday. The chairman said: I was in the clubhouse emptying dehumidifiers from an earlier flood we’d had when I … Read more
How to plot a route for greenlaning? It’s the most frequently asked question by newbies when they first discover the joys of traversing BOAT’s (Byways Open To All Traffic). Greenlaning has grown in popularity over the past few years, more and more people are taking up the activity but it’s getting a bad rep by … Read more
Cumbria Wildlife Trust are highlighting what damage off piste drivers can actually do, this comes after a Range Rover driver got stuck in the sands off the Trust’s South Walney Nature Reserve on Sunday 25th February after venturing onto the protected beach illegally. The Range Rover was driven across the nature reserve, ignoring ‘No Entry’ … Read more
Off road vehicles are still being driven on parts of Snowdonia despite there being a voluntary restraint on the byway known locally as Happy Valley. The voluntary restraint on Happy Valley byway in Wales would run until April according to a tweet by GLASS. Stakeholder members requested the ongoing voluntary restraint on Happy Valley, the … Read more
Police have seized and destroyed an off-road motorbike as part of an operation with Northumberland County Council to crackdown on illegal off-road motorbike riding in Amble. A motorbike has been seized and destroyed by police during an initiative to prevent illegal and anti social off-road bike riding in Northumberland. According to the Northumbria Police force, … Read more
Two off-road bikes have been crushed by police in Newark and Sherwood as part of a clamp down on illegal off roading in the area. The destruction of the bikes being ridden illegally is being used as a warning by Nottinghamshire Police to other irresponsible owners and riders. The message is simple, bikes will be … Read more
Reckless drivers could cause the closure of Flitch Way Byway, residents of Great Dunmow report vehicles driving recklessly and disguising their number plates are causing issues. Yet another byway faces the threat of closure due to misuse by inconsiderate drivers. Local residents of Great Dunmow have reported that a small minority of 4×4 drivers are … Read more
Illegal off-road driving threatens the future of Greenlaning, destroys the countryside and gives everyone that legally enjoy the byways a bad reputation. Off-Piste driving happens all over the country, some do it deliberately whilst others are ignorant of the laws, either way it’s wrong and the police are clamping down on ‘Off-Piste’ drivers. The Warickshire … Read more
Initiative To Crackdown On Illegal Off-Roading On salisbury Plain Hailed A Big Success. Salisbury Plain Training Area staff have recently completed a joint operation to crack down and deter illegal moto-cross and 4×4 off-roading vehicles on the Training Area. Operation Aston, a collaboration between Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), Range staff, Wiltshire Police and 158 Provost … Read more
Two children were rescued from a 4×4 truck yesterday after it had become stuck in mud on the beach on Burnham-On-Sea. You can see the rescue attempt in the video below. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRsYyNo_Zi0[/embedyt] The vehicle, was traversing across a section of beach that cars are not permitted when it got bogged down in the mud … Read more