OFF ROADING BY 4X4’S AND MOTORBIKES

I have received an email from the Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement (GLEAM). GLEAM wish to bring to our attention the online consultation for government proposals to introduce new laws which will help to control off-road vehicles.

GLEAM are looking for support in their cause, however, I do not wish to presume your thoughts on the issue but for those who are interested I have attached the email below so you can read, investigate and respond as you see fit. There are two links which are included in the text of the email but which may not work so I have attached them just before the email.

Cheers, Dave M

https://consult.defra.gov.uk/future-landscapes-strategy/government-response-to-the-landscapes-review/

http://www.gleam-uk.org/

From: p.stubbs@btinternet.com <p.stubbs@btinternet.com>
Sent: 14 February 2022 12:18
To: ‘mail@yorkmc.org.uk’ <mail@yorkmc.org.uk>
Subject: National consultation on off-roading by 4x4s and motor bikes – please take part

Dear Mountaineering Climbing Club

You will be aware I am sure of that the government is consulting on its response to the Glover landscapes review. I am getting in touch on behalf of the Green Lanes Environmental Action Group (GLEAM) to alert you to the consultation questions on ‘off-roading’ on green lanes by recreational motor vehicles (4x4s and motor bikes). Green lanes are either Byways Open to All Traffic or the unsealed, unclassified roads (UURs) shown on the OS map as Other Routes with Public Access.

We know from our work with Parish Councils and local communities that off-roading on both BOATs and UURs is a serious issue, damaging precious landscapes all over the country, even in the National Parks and AONBs. It is also causing nuisance, sometimes danger, for non-motorised users, residents, farmers and landowners. It is also clear that the current legislative framework for controlling use of recreational motor vehicles on unsealed tracks in the countryside is failing.

We hope that your club will take part in the current consultation and will want to support the prospect of new legislation to prohibit off-roading, as a minimum in protected landscapes, preferably countrywide.

The government’s response to the Glover review and the online consultation on its response are at Government response to the Landscapes Review – Defra – Citizen Space. The ‘off-roading’ questions are questions 13 to 17.

The consultation closes on 9 April.

If you think that your members would be interested in taking part in this consultation as individuals, please also feel free to forward this email to them.

Best wishes

Patricia Stubbs
For Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement
Green Lanes Environmental Action Movement (gleam-uk.org)