Mobility stupidity
30 Oct 2013
I was riding my bike down a main road near to where I live. At a junction to my left there was a stationary white van and as I came closer I could see the driver waving his arms about like a mad man. I slowed down thinking there must surely be something wrong.
Lies, damned lies and outright fraudulent claims
23 Oct 2013
Honesty is the best policy. I received one of those lovely calls telling me that as a result of my entirely non-existent road traffic accident and my even less real whiplash injury that I was entitled to £3300, and all I needed to do was sign a few pieces of paper and be seen by […]
I sold my bike but didn’t cancel my insurance
16 Oct 2013
I sold my bike through a classified ad. The guy bought it, didn’t test ride it and took it away in a van. I sent off the log book and didn’t think any more about it. I have now heard from my insurers. I had not informed them I had sold the bike and had […]
Testing times
09 Oct 2013
I am new to biking and was on my way to the test centre for my full bike test. My instructor was in front and I lost sight of him. However, as we were using radios he told me to exit off the roundabout using the second exit and accelerate up the hill.
Blow our own trumpets
04 Oct 2013
Andrew Dalton has been rated by Chambers 500 as a leading individual in his field of law in Chambers 500.
Deer, oh deer
03 Oct 2013
White Dalton are branching out into gamekeeping and badger culling. In one week, Gav kills a pheasant and Andrew meets a suicidal deer. Urban riding is easy. It’s in the country where everything tries to kill you.
Spotty yoof parking
02 Oct 2013
A few days ago I look my Yamaha R1 to a bike dealer to have some work done. I had asked him to order in a carbon fibre mudguard and dropped the bike off as arranged. I left my bike on the dealer’s forecourt and gave him the keys.
Wild Life and Bikes
01 Oct 2013
These two don’t usually mix very well as I found out last night when I had an unfortunate pheasant strike on my ride home.
