A ban with fines of up to £100 for breaching it has been approved which will stop people from off-roading in an area of publicly accessible land in Mansfield. Nottinghamshire Police say that residents in the town have regularly reported the use of off-road bikes and other vehicles as being a problem in an area known as The Desert.
The land is located near the Oak Tree estate in Mansfield, where residents have said they are plagued by a whole host of other anti-social behaviour problems. But at a Mansfield District Council meeting on Tuesday, September 20, an off-roading ban was approved.
It came as part of a review into the council's Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), which has now been renewed and which will last until 2025. PSPOs are used by councils to ban certain activities within a defined area.
