Can you be "banned from the road"

[21TonyK]

Bit random but someone I know via work is still banned from driving, long ban, still not 100% clear what exactly for and they arent going to disclose.

As the weather improves someone mentioned using a bike to ride the <2 miles to work as they are spending 20 quid a day on taxis at the moment. They commented "they can't" as they are "banned from the road". I dont think its an excuse as they sometimes walk and certainly not lazy etc

Is this a thing, "banned from the road"?

[martinbiz]

21TonyK said:

Bit random but someone I know via work is still banned from driving, long ban, still not 100% clear what exactly for and they arent going to disclose.

As the weather improves someone mentioned using a bike to ride the <2 miles to work as they are spending 20 quid a day on taxis at the moment. They commented "they can't" as they are "banned from the road". I dont think its an excuse as they sometimes walk and certainly not lazy etc

Is this a thing, "banned from the road"?

No

[SydneyBridge]

Isn't the right phrase- "driving licence taken away'
Do not need a licence to cycle

[Aretnap]

If he was "banned from the road" he wouldn't be allowed to sit in a taxi on the road either. Or presumably, walk across the road.

He's disqualified from driving. Riding a pedal cycle is not driving. He's allowed to do that.

Edited by Aretnap on Saturday 8th March 20:39

[vaud]

Aretnap said:

If he was "banned from the road" he wouldn't be allowed to sit in a taxi on the road either. Or presumably, walk across the road.

He's disqualified from driving. Riding a pedal cycle is not driving. He's allowed to do that.

Edited by Aretnap on Saturday 8th March 20:39

Correct, though he can still incur fines for various cycling offences.

[Simpo Two]

Maybe he's been banned from cycling too! Here's a good candidate: https://www.facebook.com/reel/647262837711621

[Super Sonic]

Sounds like a proper Billy Bullstter.

[21TonyK]

Super Sonic said:

Sounds like a proper Billy Bullstter.

I suspect his understanding might be limited rather than just bullstting.

Either way, google couldnt answer but my suspicions were right.

Theres no such thing.

[georgeyboy12345]

Your colleague sounds like an absolute idiot

[jeremyh1]

Grandad from only fools and horses had a lifetime ban in Spain for Jay walking on the highway

Under the European courts of Human rights not allowing an individual to ride a bycycle on the road would constitute taking away a persons right to earn a living

[DP14]

Prolific shoplifters sometimes get banned from all shops in an area and a few people have been banned from hospitals.

Has your colleague perhaps been caught repeatedly doing something unsavoury to a pothole?

[vaud]

DP14 said:

Prolific shoplifters sometimes get banned from all shops in an area and a few people have been banned from hospitals.

Has your colleague perhaps been caught repeatedly doing something unsavoury to a pothole?

What like filling it in?

[Foss62]

jeremyh1 said:

Grandad from only fools and horses had a lifetime ban in Spain for Jay walking on the highway

Under the European courts of Human rights not allowing an individual to ride a bycycle on the road would constitute taking away a persons right to earn a living

Wasn’t there a case once of someone banned for drink driving, who then took to riding a horse to the pub and ended up banned from doing that?

Maybe I am just recalling an old urban myth.

[imagineifyeswill]

I think.you may be right, I knew someone banned from.driving who started cycling to the pub and then got banned from.riding a bike for drunk riding.

[fourthpedal]

imagineifyeswill said:

I think.you may be right, I knew someone banned from.driving who started cycling to the pub and then got banned from.riding a bike for drunk riding.

Cycling crimes can be used to ban you from driving, but I assume it's extremely rare in practice.

[martinbiz]

fourthpedal said:

imagineifyeswill said:

I think.you may be right, I knew someone banned from.driving who started cycling to the pub and then got banned from.riding a bike for drunk riding.

Cycling crimes can be used to ban you from driving, but I assume it's extremely rare in practice.

The power for the court to disqualify can be used as a punishment in a myriad of criminal offences, usually in conjuction with another sentence. Cycling offences probably being the most unlikely to attract one.

[-Lummox-]

Realistically and practically, how could you be banned from cycling? How would it be policed? Bicycles don't have numberplates so you'd need to be observed by an actual policeman (rare) who knew that you'd been banned from cycling (even rarer) and wanted to go to the trouble of pulling you and your bicycle over (rarer still).