Dozens of food delivery riders have been slammed with £100 fines for riding through pedestrianised areas of Canterbury after locals were forced to dodge reckless cyclists.
The new Public Space Protection Order has seen 37 penalty notices this year. Almost 40 couriers have been hit with fines for violating Canterbury's new rulesDozens of food delivery riders have been slammed with £100 fines for riding through pedestrianised areas after locals were forced to dodge reckless cyclists in the streets.
However some delivery drivers who have been hit with the fines were unaware they weren't allowed to ride through the historic city centre. 'One day I was on the high street at the wrong time and a city council officer called me over and talked to me about the rules,' the 36-year-old said. Another Deliveroo rider, Shagor Shafi, also found himself in a similar predicament when he didn't know the city centre rules.'The council guy stopped me and said,"You can't ride on a bike here". I'm very careful now and just walk my bike through the high street.'
'People riding dangerously shouldn't do this because people are walking by and there are so many tourists,' he said. There have been 37 fixed penalty notices issued this year alone by authority enforcement officers, who have been working in numerous joint operations with Kent Police.Read More Female Deliveroo rider who bit off a customer's THUMB in fight over Pizza Express order avoids jail Shoppers have praised the recent crackdown, reaffirming they should feel safe when strolling around the city.
'On the odd occasion I've seen one be a bit reckless, so I've had to move out of the way,' the 17-year-old said. There are quite a lot of delivery drivers riding down.' 'Anecdotally, this action is starting to have a real effect and the momentum will inevitably increase as word spreads among the delivery riders that we won't stand for any nonsense.
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