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AS Frankston Council sent thousands of dollars worth of mini bikes to the crushers last week, police were warning parents to think twice before buying new ones for Christmas.
Sergeant Bruce Buchan said parents should budget for an extra $1700 to cover the cost of fines and release fees if the bikes were seized while being ridden illegally on roads or council reserves.
He said complaints about mini and monkey bikes had dropped from about 40 a weekend to none in the weeks following the council's adoption of a local law giving police the power to seize the bikes.
Out of 27 bikes taken in the crackdown, only four owners had opted to pay the $550 release fees. Even though the fees have been paid, the bikes will remain in custody for months.
"Just because the number of complaints has dropped off it doesn't mean there are still no problems," Sergeant Buchan said.
On Friday, Frankston Mayor Glenn Aitken, Cr Colin Hampton and police watched as nine unclaimed and unregistered motorbikes were flattened by a front-end loader at Sims Metal in Seaford.
In July, Frankston became the first Victorian municipality to introduce a local law enabling authorised officers to impound illegally-used monkey bikes, mini bikes and trail bikes.
Police have since impounded 27 motorbikes. Penalties include fines starting from $550 and six-month impoundment, which increases for subsequent offences.
The council can destroy any impounded motorcycle if the owner does not pay the fines within seven days of receiving the notice of impoundment.
Senior Sergeant Terry Bannan, of the Frankston traffic management unit, said the motorbikes "can also be lethal when mixed with bravado and stupidity".
Cr Aitken said a series of accidents involving monkey bikes showed "there is no room or latitude whatsoever for young people to be riding monkey bikes on our public roads, footpaths and reserves".
"The end result will be further loss of life and serious injuries. And the final message must go to the parents and guardians of these kids - that it is totally irresponsible of them to allow children under their care on these bikes out in public places."
Cr Aitken urged people to "provide us with the residential address of where these bikes are coming from" by phoning the Frankston hoon hotline on 1800664666.
AS Frankston Council sent thousands of dollars worth of mini bikes to the crushers last week, police were warning parents to think twice before buying new ones for Christmas.
Sergeant Bruce Buchan said parents should budget for an extra $1700 to cover the cost of fines and release fees if the bikes were seized while being ridden illegally on roads or council reserves.
He said complaints about mini and monkey bikes had dropped from about 40 a weekend to none in the weeks following the council's adoption of a local law giving police the power to seize the bikes.
Out of 27 bikes taken in the crackdown, only four owners had opted to pay the $550 release fees. Even though the fees have been paid, the bikes will remain in custody for months.
"Just because the number of complaints has dropped off it doesn't mean there are still no problems," Sergeant Buchan said.
On Friday, Frankston Mayor Glenn Aitken, Cr Colin Hampton and police watched as nine unclaimed and unregistered motorbikes were flattened by a front-end loader at Sims Metal in Seaford.
In July, Frankston became the first Victorian municipality to introduce a local law enabling authorised officers to impound illegally-used monkey bikes, mini bikes and trail bikes.
Police have since impounded 27 motorbikes. Penalties include fines starting from $550 and six-month impoundment, which increases for subsequent offences.
The council can destroy any impounded motorcycle if the owner does not pay the fines within seven days of receiving the notice of impoundment.
Senior Sergeant Terry Bannan, of the Frankston traffic management unit, said the motorbikes "can also be lethal when mixed with bravado and stupidity".
Cr Aitken said a series of accidents involving monkey bikes showed "there is no room or latitude whatsoever for young people to be riding monkey bikes on our public roads, footpaths and reserves".
"The end result will be further loss of life and serious injuries. And the final message must go to the parents and guardians of these kids - that it is totally irresponsible of them to allow children under their care on these bikes out in public places."
Cr Aitken urged people to "provide us with the residential address of where these bikes are coming from" by phoning the Frankston hoon hotline on 1800664666.
