http://ukfrancebikers.com/2009/10/15/paris-are-scrapping-2500-car-parking-spaces-for-motorcycles-will-westminster-ever-do-this/ Where French and British motorcyclists join forces / Un lieu où les motocyclistes français et britanniques s'unissent Tue, 15 May 2012 20:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://ukfrancebikers.com/2009/10/15/paris-are-scrapping-2500-car-parking-spaces-for-motorcycles-will-westminster-ever-do-this/#comment-245 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:27:06 +0000 http://ukfrance.org/?p=2504#comment-245 I have come back from a trip round the world and have not seen any city in any country tax scooter or motorcycle parking. On the contrary, I found that “biking” is actively being encouraged all over the planet.
Westminster council is grossly out of touch with poeple living in London and the whole world !

]]> http://ukfrancebikers.com/2009/10/15/paris-are-scrapping-2500-car-parking-spaces-for-motorcycles-will-westminster-ever-do-this/#comment-213 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:38:36 +0000 http://ukfrance.org/?p=2504#comment-213 It is now permissable to drive a 125cc motorcycle/scooter on an ordinary car licence in France & Portugal – no “L” are plates required & a pillion can be carried. I also read in “Le Figaro” (2nd October) that the Piaggio MP3 scooter, both the 250cc & 400cc (3 wheelers) can be ridden on a car licence. This demonstrates a pragmatic determination in France to encourage the use of motorcycles & scooters to obviate pollution & road congestion in cities but here in the UK the reverse is true despite being the most populous country in Europe. This tunnel vision begins in central government with out of touch politicians & ends with local councils & administrations who interpret it as just another chance to make as much money as possible from any plausible excuse. Brave new world ? I think not.

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