No Access signs - Illegal ????

[catmandoes]

I went down a byway into Collinbourne forest and came upon a sign from the forestry commision stating 'no motorcycles' .

If a track is marked as a byway on a OS map, and there are no TRO signs i believe no land owner has the right to deny vehicle access (there are a few extraordinary exceptions). In fact it is againt the law to do so. I believe that some landowners put up signs to discourage use even though there is a legal right and this in itself may be illegal. I should really challenge the foresty commision about this but i probably wont as i dont have the time to get into such debates.

I ignored the sign and continued as is my right.

I do quite a bit of research into routes to ensure that i have a right to use them. If they are maked as a byway and there are no signs indicating that a TRO is in place , and there are no red flags (live firing) :eek:. Then i will use the byway.

Heres a pic of the sign.

[NJK]

That looks like Chute forest.

[quadsuk.net]

I went down a byway into Collinbourne forest and came upon a sign from the forestry commision stating 'no motorcycles' .

If a track is marked as a byway on a OS map, and there are no TRO signs i believe no land owner has the right to deny vehicle access (there are a few extraordinary exceptions). In fact it is againt the law to do so. I believe that some landowners put up signs to discourage use even though there is a legal right and this in itself may be illegal. I should really challenge the foresty commision about this but i probably wont as i dont have the time to get into such debates.

I ignored the sign and continued as is my right.

I do quite a bit of research into routes to ensure that i have a right to use them. If they are maked as a byway and there are no signs indicating that a TRO is in place , and there are no red flags (live firing) :eek:. Then i will use the byway.

Heres a pic of the sign.


this is common lots of land owners put signs up you can,t blame them really;)

[RED PRED]

You just wanted to put up a pic of your quad, how else would you explain the fact that the sign is not readable cos your quads in the way :D

[RED PRED]

Oh yeah, I would support you in this issue .

[catmandoes]

I hope you as you'll be riding down that lane next sunday :)

[RED PRED]

I am safe in the knowledge that although they will catch you, they wont catch me ;):D:cool: BSEG