Yeah... Except I think you possibly need to have a look at how our access laws in Scotland actually work before lumping us in with the rest of the UK in your question.PS- No need to comment on the law in this area, trespass/private land blah blah,
Yea yes right to roam and all that. Lucky Scotland ???????Yeah... Except I think you possibly need to have a look at how our access laws in Scotland actually work before lumping us in with the rest of the UK in your question.
I already do every single day.
not just in the countryside. in towns and the city as well.
Why?
Haha love it!TBF I've lived in England a few of my years on this planet and while I did just used common sense and courtesy and continued to ride exacly where I wanted to. Often bumping into land owners and stopping for a chat (as opposed to any sort of argument).
A friendly attitude, decent social skills and a smile go a long way.
Obvz striking good looks and a Scottish accent don't hurt
.Depends, locally to me there are well used footpaths which have people on them all day all year round and I wouldn't ride on them, but there are others deep in the woods which link a couple of trails where I have never seen another person on.[/QUO
So in a nutshell was wondering if it was a red line that MUST NOT be crossed etc
A friendly attitude, decent social skills and a smile go a long way.
Obvz striking good looks and a Scottish accent don't hurt
As I understand it, In England it is only illegal to ride on a footpath if it is covered by a by law or a traffic act restriction. These normally display a no cycling sign. If it is not and you ride it you may be acting unlawfully an committing a trespass against the land owner. If they, or their legal representative asks you to leave then you must.
If you have the landowners permission then you can legally ride.
Do not confuse a footpath with a footway which is the pavement or path alongside the road and part of the highway system. It is illegal to ride these unless it is a multi user path which will display the round blue cycle signs. Illegal is a criminal offence, unlawful is a civil offence!
I think you probably shouldn't be on the footpath *unless* you've been given permission by the landowner. Otherwise you are trespassing. Totally right that it's then a civil law issue for the landowner to prosecute you.
I mean, I wouldn't camp in your back garden just because you didn't put a 'no camping' sign up, saying' well it's up to him to prosecute me if its a problem'.
Unless I see you've been letting people camp there for years, and I can reasonably assume you have a 'permissive campsite'!
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