A man was fined for driving around a busy park on a quad bike.
Lee Hives, from Norris Green, has been forced to pay £735 after he was caught driving the quad bike in Everton Park in August this year. Hives was caught on security cameras wearing shorts, a t-shirt and sunglasses.
Liverpool City Council said Hives was sent to Magistrates' Court and was fined hundreds of pounds. According to Merseyside Police, although quad bikes, three-wheeled bikes, trail bikes and some other two-wheeled vehicles are built for off-road use, it is against the law to ride them in public parks or publicly owned land without permission from the local authority.
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Police also add that as with unlicensed powered vehicles, these can only be used on private roads or land with the road or land-owner’s permission.
A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council said: "Quad bikes may look cool. But driving them in a public park is most certainly not. Ask Lee Hives of Norris Green.
"He's been fined £735 at Liverpool Magistrates Court for driving one in a busy Everton Park in August. This is unlawful under our Parks and Open Spaces byelaws."
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