A quad bike has been seized after being spotted by police, in Blackburn.

Officers were on patrol around Everton Playing Fields when they spotted the vehicle. The driver and passenger ran away, leaving the quad bike behind.

The vehicle was seized by officers.

A police spokesperson said: “Officers were on patrol around Everton playing fields when they spotted a quad bike. Driver and passenger ran off but thankfully for us left their quad bike in situ. 

 “Quad bike seized and a bit of peace and quiet for a while.”

Quad bikes must be approved, registered, taxed, and have an MOT (if needed) to be used on the road.

Most quad bikes cannot be used on the road because they do not meet road safety standards.

You do not need a driving licence to ride a quad bike off-road.

You do not have to tax and register your quad bike if you’re only going to use it off-road. However, there is an ‘off-road register’ where you can record the details of your off-road quad bike, which could help the police find it if it’s stolen

Lancashire police’s operation propulsion aims at tackling motor nuisance.

Illegal motorcycles and riders can pose a real danger to other road users, and pedestrians and be a serious threat to public safety.

You must not ride a motorcycle, quad bike or go-ped in a manner that contravenes the road traffic act.  If a rider is caught using any type of off-road motorbike or quad bike in a section 59 area it is against the law and anyone found using one will have their vehicle seized.

A police spokesperson said: “We want to make you aware of the laws about owning and riding motorcycles so that owners/riders can behave responsibly and people who are affected by motorcycle nuisance know how to report it and what we can do about it.

“We are working closely with partners to combat the problem and have a number of powers we can use that can lead to seizing nuisance motorcycles and quad bikes.”