Quiz MPs at bikers Question Time

Added on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments

Brown, Cameron and Clegg want your vote.

Now is the best time for riders and the industry to work together and discuss motorcycling issues with the people who want to represent us in Parliament. These local events offer a chance to ask the decision makers the important questions that matter to the biking community and industry.

With a general election around the corner, bikers are being encouraged to air their views and quiz politicians on the issues that matter to them.

Riders Are Voters (RAV), the motorcycle community general election campaign, is organising a series of ‘Question Time’ style events across the country so that riders and local motorcycling businesses will have the opportunity to directly quiz parliamentary candidates about biking issues on the run up to the general election.

Riders are Voters is a partnership of the main motorcycle organisations, the Motor Cycle Industry Association (MCI), the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG) and the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF). The three organisations have joined forces to lobby parliamentary candidates in advance of the general election, in order to gain support for motorcycling in the new parliament. The ‘Question Time’ events are being held in dealer showrooms, with a special session also being held at the Manchester Bike Show this weekend

This is an opportunity for Parliamentary Candidates to meet motorcycling voters and learn more about key biking issues. Riders will have the opportunity to quiz the politicians, with issues ranging from potholes, testing and training through to congestion charging, motorcycle parking and overall transport policy all expected to be on the agenda.

Steve Kenward, MCI’s CEO commented: “Now is the best time for riders and the industry to work together and discuss motorcycling issues with the people who want to represent us in Parliament. These local events offer a chance to ask the decision makers the important questions that matter to the biking community and industry.”

“Don’t miss these unique events and bring your riding friends, so that we can stimulate an interesting debate at this range of venues.”

Events will be taking place on the following days:

MANCHESTER: National Bike Show, Manchester Central (GMEX)	Sat 3 April, 1:00pm
BRISTOL: Fowlers Motorcycles	Tue 6 April, 7:30pm
SLOUGH: George White Suzuki	Thur 8 April, 7:30pm
KINGS LYNN: C&A Superbikes	Tue 13 April, 7:30pm
SALISBURY: Hayball Motorcycles	Thur 15 April, 7:30pm