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 25p per mile.
National/Premier events - £20 per day plus mileage.
Commercially organised events - £60 per day plus mileage.
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Regional Co-ordinators
