In 2023 some 4,067 cyclists were hit with -u50 fines for riding through red lights in London, new Met Police data reveals
A Freedom of Information request also found that 196 cyclists were fined -u30 throughout 2023 for riding on pavements in the capital.
The new data has been published less than three months after the City of London Police revealed that it has handed out 944 fixed penalty notices to cyclists for riding through red lights since its Cycle Response Unit last summer.
Linked article: Cyclist fined -u220 for riding through red light forcing mum with pushchair to stop mid-crossing to avoid collision
<https://road.cc/content/news/11-cyclists-day-fined-riding-through-red-lights-309263>
On 22/02/2026 04:29 pm, Spike wrote:
In 2023 some 4,067 cyclists were hit with -u50 fines for riding through red >> lights in London, new Met Police data reveals
A Freedom of Information request also found that 196 cyclists were fined
-u30 throughout 2023 for riding on pavements in the capital.
The new data has been published less than three months after the City of
London Police revealed that it has handed out 944 fixed penalty notices to >> cyclists for riding through red lights since its Cycle Response Unit last
summer.
Linked article: Cyclist fined -u220 for riding through red light forcing mum >> with pushchair to stop mid-crossing to avoid collision
<https://road.cc/content/news/11-cyclists-day-fined-riding-through-red-lights-309263>
The fines should always be accompanied (or, rather, preceded) by an on-the-spot seizure of the fairy-cycle (as evidence in the case), with
an order for its destruction on conviction.
This is necessary because the offender cannot be banned from riding a chav-bike. Another means of providing a result which hits home is needed.
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