Hundreds Fined In Major Sydney E-Bike Crackdown

Fines and cautions have been given to hundreds of e-bike riders in Sydney, with police implementing a massive crackdown on the vehicles.

Five people have been charged with criminal offences.

Many of these fines were due to modified or non-compliant bikes, some which were technically defined as motorbikes due to modifications.

In a two-day operation covering the Sutherland Shire, south Sydney and eastern beaches last week, police spoke to 215 e-bike and e-scooter users, issuing 170 fines and 99 cautions.

NSW Police Superintendent Anthony Boyd said about the crackdown: “Some of the behaviour we are seeing is, silly. It’s dangerous. We need it to stop and we’re just putting everyone on notice with Operation E-Voltage that these operations are going to continue.”

E-bikes have been a staple in the news, with reports of “swarms” of young people on e-bikes vandalising golf courts and driving illegally across the Harbour Bridge. According to Transport for NSW, four lives were lost statewide in 2025 as a result of accidents involving e-bikes. In merely the first seven months of the year, 233 were injured. The rate of injuries was 77 per cent higher than it was during 2024, when there were 226, and no deaths.

In December 2025, the NSW Government committed to lowering the legal wattage of e-bikes to make them safer. This means e-bikes with motors above 250 watts will become illegal, and fines and confiscation will apply.”