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National Escort Group - Motorcycle Marshals

The National Escort Group was formed to provide an accredited group of motorcyclists trained to assist with the safety of events held on the public highway.

NEG members may be requested to assist with a cycling road race, either working with police motorcyclists in providing a safe route for competitors, or operating where there is no police cover by assisting with the direction of the race, and complementing static marshals. They may also assist in the safe passage of the cycling segment of triathlons.

Some NEG members may be engaged by the organiser to carry as pillion passengers race officials such as blackboard information, commissaires, medical or race service, or by media companies to carry press photographers or cameramen. In such cases the NEG member may reasonably expect the organiser or media company to provide a risk assessment of the duties required of the pilot.

Event organisers wishing to engage the services of NEG members should initially contact the appropriate regional co-ordinator (see below), who will endeavour to put together a group to meet the race requirements. The official rates per NEG rider for road races are as follows:

Local races - payment of mileage only (from rider's home address) at 27p per mile.
National/Premier events - £20 per day plus mileage.
Commercially organised events - £60 per day plus mileage.

For More details of the NEG, call 0161 274 2020 or email events@britishcycling.org.uk

NEG Regional Co-ordinators

North East
Chris Smith 14 Marton Gill, SALTBURN BY THE SEA, Cleveland TS12 1QU
01287 622678 / 07779 936475 c.smith79@ntlworld.com

North West, West Midlands & Scotland
Ian Shearer 354 Wellfield Street, WARRINGTON, Cheshire, WA5 1PX
01925 653716 / 07710 187236 ian.shearer@btinternet.com

Central
Dave Merricks 15 Kingsley Drive, MARLOW, Bucks., SL7 3QR
01628 476833/07545 975913 david.merricks@me.com

South
Paul Morton 42 Chiltern End, ASHFORD, Kent, TN24 8QJ
07590 060796 paul.morton@live.co.uk

South East & Eastern
Tom Morton 42 Chiltern End, ASHFORD, Kent, TN24 8QJ
01233 631678 / 07791 666553 tommorton1@sky.com

South West
Brian Johnson 59 Pinn Hill, EXETER, Devon, EX1 3TH
01392 467474 / 07870 750124 bj@bjej.co.uk

Wales
Jason Jenkins 13 Trem-yr-Efail, Forge Mill YSTRAD MYNACH, Mid Glamorgan CF82 7FL
07717 208112 jason.jenkins@nationalescortgroup.co.uk