Government to examine licensing and sale of scrambler bikes amid crackdown

Ministers say a new ban on scramblers in public spaces will remove ambiguity for gardaí and strengthen enforcement

Plans to ban scramblers on public roads, in carparks, and in public parks were brought to Cabinet. FIle picture

The Government will examine whether further measures need to be taken regarding the licensing and sale of scrambler bikes to the public as part of a “crackdown” on the vehicles.

Transport minister Darragh O’Brien conceded that a new ban on the use of scramblers on public roads and in public areas is a direct Government response to the death of 16-year-old Grace Lynch earlier this month.