Cyclists in Ireland are having a hard time of it

Cyclists in Eire and Northern Ireland are having a hard time of it.

First came the news this summer that electrically-assisted bicycles in Northern Ireland have no legal classification and as a result are considered in law to be little different from mopeds and as such require insurance, and MOT and VED to be paid. Over the border, the transport minister has called for high-visibility clothing to be compulsory for cyclists.

Neither situation has a rational justification. In the case of the electric bicycle classification, whilst there have been no reports of prosecution, the current situation places the riders of electric bicycles in a legal limbo. For our part here at The ETA, we can reassure our customers in Northern Ireland that their electric bicycles that their cover remains unaffected. As many countries around the world discover the environmental benefits of electric bicycles – particularly as a means of encouraging modal shift from cars to bikes – we hope that Northern Ireland quickly falls into line.

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