A Call for Action to Riders. The forthcoming General Election is probably the most important for motorcycling for a generation. We face a situation where, like 1997, all political parties have everything to play for. With a strong likelihood of a change in Government, we now have a real opportunity to reshape the narrative and thinking around motorcycling and send a clear message to candidates about what riders need from a new government. Our aim is to repeat a successful campaign, held back in 1997, when thousands of riders contacted their candidates and awareness of biking issues and the specific needs of the motorcycling community was significantly raised, to the extent that the new post-election Government committed to developing a motorcycling strategy,

The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) Calls For Improved Motorcycle Licence Training and Testing To Make Acquiring A Licence Less Complex and Costly, Whilst Delivering Enhanced Rider Safety The BMF calls on the future Government to make the current motorcycle licensing regime easier to understand and access; removing the current complexity, repetition and high costs, while maintaining the UK’s high road safety standards in training. The BMF seeks the support and action of all riders to deliver this key priority for UK motorcycling. The BMF has been lobbying hard over a number of years for improvements to the UK’s current motorcycle licence training and testing regime in order to deliver easier access to motorcycling and improved safety outcomes for all motorcyclists. The planned

Transport Choice: Bringing motorcycling into the mainstream of transport policy The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) calls on the future Government to bring Motorcycling into the mainstream of UK transport policy and develop a comprehensive Government strategic framework for motorcycling. Our objective is to agree a new motorcycle strategy with the future government, which will see motorcycling fully mainstreamed into future UK transport policy and properly recognised and facilitated as a positive and zero polluting form of transport for commuting, logistics and leisure. Motorcycling is a sector worth over £7 billion to the UK economy, with 3.5 million licence holders, and can form a key and sustainable part of a future, diverse transport framework, contributing to cleaner, greener and more mobile towns and

The British Motorcycling Federation (BMF) is calling on all riders to act now. We need you take part in the National Motorcycling Council (NMC)/BMF’s election campaign to put motorcycling front and centre of the next government’s future transport policy so as to ensure a bright and sustainable future for UK motorcycling. Over the course of the six-week election campaign, the motorcycling community has a real opportunity to influence Prospective Parliamentary Candidates of all parties to ensure that we put motorcycling fully on the map in all parliamentary constituencies in advance of the General Election. The BMF has been working hard over many months with our key partners, including the NMC, to gear up for the General Election, engaging closely with Ministers and

The BMF, in partnership with the National Motorcyclists Council (NMC), has launched a Manifesto for Motorcycling which lays out the priorities for a future government on motorcycle policy and sets out a compelling strategy to fully unlock the benefits that motorcycling can bring to the future of transport. Crucial input from BMF representatives Anna Zee and Paul Morgan helped develop the policy from an early stage. “As a General Election looms closer, it’s important that we make clear exactly what UK motorcycling needs from government, whichever party is in power. Motorcycling needs to be recognised as a key part of the solution to achieving Net Zero targets and be facilitated as a positive low and zero polluting form of transport for

The current Government Consultation on allowing default access for all motorcycles to bus lanes is closing on the 16 July 2024*. The consultation published on 17 March 2024 and closing on 16 July 2024* concerns making access to bus lanes for motorcycles the default position for all Local Authorities. Access for motorcycles at present is neither universal nor consistent across Local Authority boundaries creating confusion for riders and other road users which impacts on the overall safety of riders. We are calling for default access for motorcyclists to all bus lanes. See the BMF Position Paper Motorcycles in Bus Lanes, which sets out the benefits that will derive from default access being granted. Don't miss out. Your voice needs to be heard. A link

The BMF has been updated on progress to make smart motorways safer, by the Department for Transport. Anna Zee (Political and Technical Services Director) attended a Transport Focus Road User Panel meeting and was told that the retro-fit of additional Emergency Areas is intended to be completed by March 2025 – they should then mostly be about 1km apart. All Lane Running (ALR) ‘smart’ motorways replace the conventional hard shoulder with a live traffic lane, which is closed to traffic via overhead signs if a vehicle breaks down and is stationary in the lane. However, a series of collisions, some resulting in fatalities, have led to criticism of the whole concept of smart motorways, with a BBC Panorama programme highlighting faulty

The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) has responded to Government proposals to increase the legal power of e-bikes; opposing the proposals and commenting that rather than the piecemeal approach proposed, any changes to the power capacity of e-bikes should be considered as part of a wider and comprehensive regulatory review into ultra light electric Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) and micromobility regulations. The BMF has responded to the DfT Consultation Smarter Regulation: Proposed Changes to the Regulations on Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (EAPC). The Government has proposed to amend the legal definition of how EAPCs are classified so that the maximum continuous rated power of the electric motor must not exceed 500 watts instead of 250 watts as set out in the current regulations. The