Sophie Lindley who was threatened by police that they would confiscate her bike for riding on the pavement, Grantham, March 10 2015. The parents of a four-year-old were shocked when a policeman threatened to confiscate their daughterís bike as she was riding on the pavement. See NTI story NTIBIKE. Sophie Lindley, 4, was riding her bike with stabilisers on a lead held by her father Dale, as they made their way to school. Mr Lindley said: ìA police car pulled over and told me she had to get off her bike as it is against the law to ride on the footpath. He then drove off but said heíd be checking his mirrors, and if he saw her riding the bike again he would confiscate it.î Mr Lindley complied, despite then having to carry his crying daughter, her bike, and various other possessions. On returning home, both his wife, Emma, and mother-in-law, Margaret Stephenson, were shocked by the events, and after looking into the law themselves rang up Grantham police station only to get contradictory responses.