In the UK, they've changed the law so that they can instantly seize your bike if you're riding somewhere you're not or causing alarm, distress or annoyance 🙅🏼🇬🇧
In the UK there's a law that previously required you to get a warning (section 59) if you're caught riding somewhere you shouldn't or you cause alarm distress or annoyance. There's a lot of people in the UK that are easily alarmed, distressed or annoyed.
Restricted byways, are byways that have been there for many years, built by our ancestors as roads through beautiful parts of our country, linking up to towns but have now been restricted due to people complaining. If you're caught on one of these now they can instantly take your bike off you. You used to have to receive a warning that lasted for 12 months.
No prior warning needed, if enough people complain, get a trail closed, you're found on what is and used to be a genuine road, they can instantly seize your bike, fine you and give you points.
People may say ride where you should but how many trails are due to get shut down before we're just riding round in circles? The world should be opened up to motorcycle travel, not closed off.