Hundreds sign letters to new police chief

Hundreds of riders signed an MCN letter on Sunday demanding action from new North Wales police chief Mark Polin over his force’s treatment of motorcyclists.

• Download and sign the letter here

We took advantage of the huge turnout at our Reclaim North Wales campaign by getting as many riders as possible to sign.

We plan to hand-deliver every one to Polin the day the former Gloucestershire Deputy Chief starts his new job.

The letters read: ‘Dear Mr Polin, I call on to you to make it your first task as North Wales Police Chief Constable to end the unreasonable treatment of law-abiding motorcyclists by your officers.

‘North Wales Police has admitted stopping around 400 motorcyclists every summer weekend including 350 who have committed no offence.

‘This is not an operation dealing with the minority of motorcyclists who ride irresponsibly. It is the indiscriminate targeting of all motorcyclists.

‘Driving law-abiding motorcyclists out of North Wales is not an acceptable or effective way to reverse the region’s upward trend in casualties of all road users. Other forces have lower motorcycle casualty rates despite stopping far fewer riders.

‘Motorcycling is a legal activity. As long as that is the case, I should be able to do it without harassment by your officers – even if it is more dangerous than driving a car.

‘Please reply detailing what steps you have taken.’

Help pile on the pressure by downloading and signing the letter.

Simply put your name and address in the space at the top-right hand side, sign at the bottom and post it.

• Download and sign the letter here

Feel free to send it to Polin’s address given on the letter, or better still to us so we can hand-deliver it with the rest:

Polin Letter
MCN
Media House
Lynchwood
Peterborough
PE2 6EA