UPDATE! Whitby Station Motorcycle Parking Ban 

Great news,thanks to mag for taking this on and showing that motorcyclists have a voice if we stick together.THANK YOU.

Well done. It was important that this disgrace was not allowed.

Congratulations to you and MAG.

Good on you MAG!....The fact that Northern Rail could not answer FOIA requests about By-Laws showed they hadn't got a leg to stand on!

I take my hat off to all involved well done 👍

WELL DONE. Nothing worse than blind prejudice by some in authority

Awesome result 🍻

Absolutely brilliant, I’m in 👍👍

What you're missing is that once they've banned the sale of new cars and motorcycles, be it in 2030, 2035 or some other year or even if it never ends up happening, there will still be millions of cars and motorcycles on the roads for as long as we can keep them going. The thing we need to fight is that they will start to ration the petrol, either by increasing the cost until it is completely unaffordable or by limiting supply. The result being that you are unable to use your petrol car or motorbike!

Well done guys. Respect

I live in whitby and the signs are still up Saturday 16th dec

Bloody well done

That's great news. Big thank-you to all involved...

Well done . This is a victory for our biker groups. This might make other comapnys think before they act . Again well done . If the Government even try to stop petrol bikes being sold then they will have to have a re think becasue theres no way that this is going to happen. 👍👍👍👍

Unless there is a lower charge for m/cycles , n/rail will get twice the money per parking space !!! n/rail win again

Good news , but we must remember to go about these campaigns in a mature common sense way.

Yah I don't think that is a big deal regarding the ban on the sale of petrol vehicles in 2030 or 35 as probably by then none petrol bikes will be better than petrol bikes. Also where are you going to get your petrol from if petrol stations stop selling petrol and turn into charging stations. Electric motorcycles can be very good, what we are still waiting for is the main companies to produce those really good electric motorcycles. There was a university that made an emotircycke that travelled the world, why was that never put out on the market with a few tweaks to suit everyday riders. I'm in favour of electric bikes they ride better than gasoline bikes, so smooth and responsive very little noise, the cops don't even know your there until you pass them silently. So their not ready to give you a ticket for going a little over the speed when they are doing their checks, you mostly only ha e to worry about the automated systems 😅.

At a guess, it will have been some leaf hugging lycra wearing zealot who wanted this ban.

All seem to be yokkerbites on here 😂 The real men will vote Reform next election.

Great result 👍🏼. Well done to all who made it happen. Ride safe !

Well done guys, a great result, let's hope the bikers observe the conditions set by Northern rail and everybody wins.

Dont forget bikers this is a good result but there will be lots more in the future I live in the Isle of Man and am glad I have just joined MAG we need a voice to take these bullies on.

Well done MAG it shows we are so much stronger together. Lots of much harder battles ahead, but hopefully we will achieve the goals of the motorcycling community. Keep up the good work.

That's great news. I first came to hear about this from "That bloke on a motorbike", it's things like this that we as motorcyclists need to start pushing back on. The public perception of motorcyclists has been undermined for decades by media and politicians and enough is enough. Where I live (Scotland) you only ever hear about motorbikes when someone gets killed, but you never hear the same for car users. It's all very anti-biker.

That sounds very fair. Well done 👏

Huge kudos to you all for leading the campaign and push back on this and getting Northern Rail to reverse a policy which we all know would have been the thin end of the wedge and would have become a standard policy across the rest of the country. Thank you.

Well done MAG a great note to end the year on, well done!

Brilliant result. 👏 👏👏👏👏

Motorcycles don't hurt the planet as much as electric vehicles

They want money everyone wants money. Nothing for free in uk. Even the toilets cost money in whitby. Campsites cost more than a b&b. Scarborough has good m/c parking go there instead boycott whitby

Great news, thanks to all those involved from the likes of Stuart for highlighting the ban & MAG to resolving the issue.

I let my MAG membership lapse as I did not feel a lot was coming from them, in light of this I will rejoin and all in 👍

Very well done, congratulations to all involved. People power - you’ve now. got to let the virtue posturing politicians know the UK, despite their recent efforts is still a Democracy, where the Politicians are “EMPLOYED” by the Citizens to carry out the will pf the MAJORITY - not their own hair brained and totally unscientific emotive whims based on radical, minority activist wishes. Good luck guys (from Oz) 😁👍🇦🇺

Well done MAG and all who participated. Stirling work. Respect.

Well done. It was a disgrace what they did, it was singling out bikers, simple as that.

Criminals in power .

Excellent, well done guys. It just proves how nonsensical the regulation was in the first place, just a we don't like it so ban it mentality! The battle to stop the ban on the internal combustion engine is going to be tough though, it might be worthwhile to combine forces with other affected groups, like the car world. Personally, I will never buy or use an electric powered vehicle of any type, but I think thats what they want ultimately, for no one to have personal transport, so it is an existential problem. The vast majority of people are just sleep walking into the void though, they have no idea of what the elite are attempting to do, so it's vital that the word is spread far and wide. How about MAG getting bike dealers to offer MAG membership at the point of sale of every bike sold, maybe with a sweetner of some kind? Many bikers also drive cars so it's an easy way to get the message over. Just a thought, I know you guys are on the ball.👍

Well Done

Nice one. 1200GS rider here living in York. I think MAG have been tremendous on this Whitby / whistle stop issue and, as a user of the cafe, I thank you all. You also have a new member in the New Year. 🙏👍

Great result makes me proud to be a member.

I'm a car driver but visit whitby quite a lot, i always park in the co-op car park, i'm so glad bikers have been allowed back on the car/Motorcycle park, i fully support Bikers over this action, i have been to the whistle stop many times & the Bikers are a great bunch of people & i love to see all the bikes on show, Respect to Bikers everywhere.

Well done ...great result lads...but at the end of the day we can stop whinging and always use the massive carpark behind the co - op ... after a long ride the the 2 minute walk to the Whistle stop is a blessing 😉👍🏻

good news in these crazy times we live in ,where the powers that be just want to spoil any enjoyment that is left in life .

Well done and many thanks.

Northern were always going to have to backdown, they would have been in contravention of the byelaws laid down in the Railways Act so wouldnt have stood up if taken to court. Banning notices were possibly actioned by someone at Northern far exceeding their authority. Just enforcing a ban would have to be done by the Railway Police as only in extraordinary circumstances do the "normal" Police get involved in anything taking place on railway land. MAG please press for more m/c bays at the station, you may find support from Whitby council, the town thrives on tourism & anti m/c sentiment is rightly in decline in this country.

Well done to all involved in this. The decision to try and outlaw motorcycles from Whitby station car park appeared to have been arrived at without any prior public consultation. It smacks of arrogance on the part of the decision maker as he or she didn’t think the m/c community was anything other than a disorganised oily rabble. The signed were rather amateurish, contained a spelling howler and failed to cite which (if any) of the “Byelaws” (sic) would be contravened. Heartening that the Railway company finally caved but it’s clear they would not have done so without coming under pressure from MAG and others.

Excellent news!! This sets a predcedent which will make it more difficult for any other organisations who might be thinking of going down a similar path. Well done to all involved!!

Well done guys 😀😀😀 Can you do the same for ULEZ and unnecessary 20mph zones?

Great victory on the Whitby station parking issue. Yes we do need to save ICE motorcycling.

Common sense wins again well done MAG and Northern Rail. A huge sigh of relief for the Whistle Stop Cafe.

So they've changed their mind, great, but why pay the same price to park as a car and put 2 bikes in one space. Seems they're trying to double their profit to me.

I’m going to join , iv been riding all my life, been in some bike clubs & that , as you the demo needs to be large , but joining should be considered the same as putting on a crash helmet or a good jacket , numbers count .

i was at the whistlestop cafe today and parked in the big car park over the road from the whistlestop as its free for bikes, when i got to the cafe the 2 bays for bikes outside the cafe were full of bikes and i thought oh jeez parking tickets for this lot then they were all showing me the latest news that bikes can use the car park again Oh Yesssss, the signs are still up at the entrance but the whistlestop say they are due to be removed. so good on everybody that email/contacted network rail...

There are literally a million parking spots near Whitby Station. The one parking lot where the Whistle Stop is located is the smallest by far.

Well done, but am I right in thinking there is Just one motorcycle parking bay ?

Well done to all. It's time the people took this country back to a good level of common sense, because it's seriously lost the plot.

Really glad about the news that bikers can continue to park as the allways have. Well done to all

Let's see if bikers can play by the rules now they've been given a second chance!

Another MAG victory and a victory for common sense too. Well done to all involved.

well done for all your good work on this issue. You have inspired me to make a stand so i will be joining up

Well done to you all! Common sense has succeeded.

We the motorcycle community are very greatful for your efforts, let's hope now people using the carpark obey the rules , so both parties remain happy for the future

Common sense has been restored well done MAG and all those concerned

How do I join please

Well done can you stop the ULEZ crap please

Another reason to support MAG 100% 👍 😎

Where will bikes put their parking tickets. I would not leave one on my bike. Too much chance of it somehow disappearing.

horrible times- keep on fightin !!

Good work merry Christmas 🎄

Crookfeild car park Belmont bans motorcycles, can be seen on Google maps

Well done 👏👏👏

Well I wonder how many people who used this car park, and were turfed out just for being a motorcyclist will now join MAG as a way of saying, " Thank You "??.

I hate the government

Fantastic news..

Well done guys!

Brilliant news

Well done lads..

Congratulations, well done.

Excellent news, well done MAG 👏

Well done and thank you

well done mag...

Great news. Thank you MAG for all you do 👍

Rubbish!!!! MAG taking the credit for others speaking to and pressuring them for answers to the "by laws" that never applied or existed 🤬🤬

G’day mate. & congratulations on making this train organisation see the error of there ways. Common sense can prevail sometimes. I live in Australia, however I visit relatives in the u.k. almost every year & am fortunate enough to have met a couple of fantastic bikers on my visits. Is there a way of me joining MAG ti assist in any way with your on going battles? I am very keen to be a member if possible. Thank you, Neil🏍👍

That's fantastic news Thursday nights wouldn't be the same without a good run to whitby and have a cup of coffee and look at the beautiful machines that park there very well done to MAG for getting this tradition to keep going.