Around 50 mini motos, with top speeds of a possible 50mph were taken off sale in Lancashire after falling foul of the safety laws.
The crackdown on the illegal and unsafe use of these bikes is being recognised now after a huge rise of concern from the public and the police.
Jim Potts, who is a chief trading standards officer for Lancashire has said that trading standards are working closely with the police to tackle the problem of mini motos but need help from the public to identify the businesses selling them.
After visiting a few businesses in the area which sell the bike has led to a few voluntary withdrawals of the products for sale.
'The problem is that traders are often unaware that the bikes fail to meet regulations, however with these bikes now being imported very cheaply, they lend themselves to being sold from industrial units, lock ups or via websites and small ads.'
'This makes it very hard to track down the business which are selling these illegal bikes'
Trading standards are appealing to the public and also the business owners to come forward so they can advise them on whether the bikes they are selling or own are safe or not.
'We estimate that some 50 traders in Lancashire, including Fylde and Wyre, would be selling mini- motos.'
"If these products are unsafe these retailers risk litigation as a result of customer injuries."
There are many potential dangers posed by the bikes including unguarded chains and sharp edges, as well as entrapment hazards and inadequate plastic fuel tanks.
The dangers of the bike were highlighted in Blackpool in August 2004 when an eight year old boy was seriously injured in an accident involving one of the bikes. The youngster smashed into a wall at around 35mph whilst riding the bike along an alley at the rear of Grafton street.
The boy sustained a fractured skull and neurological damage in the smash, not only this, there have already been several deaths of mini motos within the UK.
