Dunney Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Haven't managed to see anywhere (over here in the UK) who has been given the Environmental brief in the new Government. Just hoping that there is no repeat of the Nelly Olin problems over green lanes.CheersDunney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 ""Just hoping that there is no repeat of the Nelly Olin problems over green lanes"".Which are??Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Has this got anything to do with motorbikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesFlamands Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 [quote user="Bob T"]Has this got anything to do with motorbikes?[/quote]Very much so. Nelly Olins circular (equivalent of a white paper, I think) proposed that motorbikes and 4x4s would only be allowed on 'carrosable' roads, or roads that would be passable in an ordinary car so effectively killing off trail riding. Sales of off road bikes dropped by 60% last year. Demonstrations arranged by pressure groups such as Codever have caused the goverment to back down almost entirely but I'm sure it will come back to the top of the list again in a couple of years. One thing that has come out of it is that off road tour companies are more regulated and guides now have to be qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris pp Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 You will excuse me I know, but what's an "off road tour company"?Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesFlamands Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 There are lots of companies offering guided tours in 4x4s and by motorbike. Guides now have to attand some training and one aspect of the training is to do with identifying and avoiding nature reserves etc. and generally respecting the rights of others in the countryside. The hunters have to do a similar thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 It's an exceedingly longshot.... but I knew a man called Charles who was into green laning who lived in Moulton, Northamptonshire. Could you be the same one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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