Police in Chertsey said they are clamping down on anti-social behaviour linked to the use of quad bikes in the area.
In a statement posted across the social media accounts of Runnymede Police, a spokesperson for the borough police force said that officers had intervened after multiple complaints from residents.
People living in the Chertsey area complained that the anti-social behaviour linked to the quads was occurring on The Meads, a nature reserve that borders the Thames and sits East of Chertsey itself.
On Wednesday (November 11), Runnymede Police warned they had the power to seize quad bikes deemed to be linked to anti-social behaviour after attending in response to the complaints.
📣We’re receiving reports again about anti-social use of mini motos and quads at the Meads in #Chertsey. Constables and...
Posted by Runnymede Beat (Surrey Police) on Wednesday, 11 November 2020
A spokesperson wrote:
"We’re receiving reports again about anti-social use of mini motos and quads at the Meads in #Chertsey.
"Constables and PCSOs have the power to #SEIZE vehicles on the spot using relevant anti-social behaviour legislation.
"Please consider this and consider also that there are people, their pets and various wildlife and livestock at the location and we don’t want to have to deal with a collision.
"We’ll be letting the patrols know and we have keys to the various gates courtesy of Runnymede Borough Council."
Chertsey Meads is popular with families and dog walkers and is home to a celebrated wildflower meadow among other flora and fauna.
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