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West Midlands Police says more than a dozen illegal e-bikes and scooters were seized during an operation in Birmingham. Officers say one bike had been modified to reach almost fifty miles an hour.
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00:01more than a dozen illegal e-bikes and scooters have been seized in birmingham city center after
00:07police stopped riders and checked whether vehicles had been modified west midlands police says 13
00:14were taken away during the operation with tickets also issued to people riding in pedestrianized
00:20areas officers say one bike had been altered to reach almost 50 miles an hour privately owned
00:26e-scooters cannot legally be used on public roads or pavements except in approved trial schemes the
00:33force says the seized bikes and scooters will be crushed police say the action was aimed at
00:38improving safety for pedestrians and other road users across the city center district
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