VIGILANTE CYCLE GROUP DEFEND SECRET BID TO PUT BRAKES ON DRIVERS

A VIGILANTE Midland cyclist group has been blasted for being “anti-car” after secretly filming 300 drivers committing parking offences.

- ADAM DUTTON News Reporter

The timelapse video shows the motorists ignoring road markings in Foregate Street, Worcester.

Campaign group Bike Worcester set up the secret camera to run covertly for 24 hours.

The majority of offences involved cars illegally parking on white zig-zag markings near a taxi rank or lorries unloading on a pavement.

But Bike Worcester has come under fire for releasing the footage, with councillors accusing the group of being “anti-car and anti-taxi”.

Richard Udall, chair of Worcester City Council’s licensing committee, said: “We can only enforce at times when we are present. Hundreds of fixed penalties have been issued and repeat offenders lose their licenses.