“The Fast Bikes Legal Clinic is compiled by Andrew Dalton, and his bike riding barristers and solicitors at White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors.
They deal with personal injury claims and their sister company, Motor Defence Solicitors, deals with all the motoring offences. They know everything about bike law, Andrew is a former London motorbike courier turned barrister and solicitor, and we know he’s good.
All the White Dalton lawyers are qualified barristers, or solicitors, or both – and they all have full bike licences, too. They don’t act for insurance companies or the prosecution.
They are Britain’s most specialist law practice, and if they don’t know the answer to your question, there probably isn’t one. Don’t rely on the advice from your insurance appointed solicitor, get proper independent advice.”
Grating in the Road
13 Oct 2008
Recently I was out on a ride in an area I do not know very well. I was riding carefully around a few bends, and all of a sudden I was thrown from my bike because of a metal grating across the road that was loose and rocking on its axis. I have since checked […]
Trans-Action
26 Sep 2008
I was riding to work on my old Honda Translap, headlight on, filtering around the outside of stationery traffic at less than 10mph, according to witnesses.
Exhaust Issues
13 Sep 2008
Can I make my exhaust pipes which are marked ‘not for highway use’ legal by putting baffles in them and then getting the bike re-MOT’d? Answer No, sorry, even though what you are doing is perfectly sensible, because you would have a quiet bike, the offence is riding a motorcycle on the road with cans […]
Going Dutch?
I have an ongoing claim which is being dealt with by solicitors. I’ve been left with severe pain in my lower back as a result of an accident, and it stops me working. I’ve been for my medical appointment, and the defendant’s insurers are now asking for access to my medical records, but there are […]
Dirty Droppings
13 Aug 2008
I was riding my Blade out on a warm summers evening when I came round what was a blind bend at a fairly decent speed, nothing too fast and I was well under control, when my bike shot out from underneath me. I had no real idea what had happened until I stopped rolling, touched […]
Defective Bike
13 Jul 2008
I recently purchased a bike from a local dealer. About two weeks later I was coming back from a ride in the countryside when all of a sudden the electrics went and everything was pitched into darkness, as there were no street lights around.
How Can I Prove I Was Not Speeding?
13 Feb 2008
I was involved in an accident which was not my fault. A car driver just pulled out in front of me in a 30 zone with me right on top of him, just like in the advert on TV. After apologies from him, I got a mate to pick me and my bike up in […]
Health Hazard
13 Jan 2008
I’ve been involved in an accident, liability isn’t a problem, and I thought I was just waiting for a cheque. But I have private health cover through my employers, and they’re now after me for the costs of treatment. I thought I had private health cover to pay for this sort of thing, but they’re […]
Harley Fairplay
13 Dec 2007
On 16th August 2007 my bike, a Harley-Davidson 883 Roadster, was parked on a mate’s drive. While it was there, a driver reversed onto my mate’s private drive, and knocked the bike over. Me and the two other people I was with at the time looked out of the window and saw this driver hit […]
Rash Gravel
17 Aug 2007
I’m already getting the advice of another solicitor, but I would like a second opinion. My current solicitors tell me I don’t have a case, but I think I do.
Innercity 125
25 May 2007
I was quite badly injured after a pillion ride from this bloke I don’t know particularly well. He showed up with a new Aprilia 125 outside a pub and offered me a lift into town.
In Car Entertainment
15 Mar 2007
I went out for my traditional Easter Sunday bike ride this year, which is always the first day that my bike comes out in the New Year. I always have my bike properly serviced before this date, and it’s properly laid up for the winter.
Small Soldiers
07 Mar 2007
My bike was bumped from behind while waiting at traffic lights, and it was knocked out from underneath me. I wasn’t injured, but there was plastics damage to my bike.
Storm in a Teacup
05 Sep 2006
I was riding my Firestorm back home from a rideout with my mates, just as dusk was falling. I have a smoked visor, with no BS mark on it, but I could see most things. As I came round a bend, I found a grey Fiesta parked half on the pavement, half on the road, […]
Sliders R Us
15 Nov 2005
I have been pulled by the police for putting my knee down on a local roundabout, which is effectively disused on a Sunday. It is on an industrial estate. The police turned up, blue lights going and pulled me and a couple of my friends over. They warned us that we should expect a summons […]
Stupid Stunt
23 Sep 2005
I was at an informal bike meet when we noticed a guy on a Honda Africa Twin hoisting wheelies. I didn’t pay him particular attention until he lost it and threw his bike into my bike, which in turn knocked my mate’s bike down causing £2,000 damage to my bike and £3,500 to my mate’s.
Illegal Visor
15 Sep 2005
I have been pulled in broad daylight, for having a dark iridium visor. I wasn’t carrying a spare and the police officer, who couldn’t find anything else to nick me for, told me that he was confiscating my visor as evidence. I’ve now got a summons and I am going to plead guilty. The visor […]
Scameraderie
02 Sep 2005
I rode into London on my FZR1000, when an old boy pulled out on me at the head of a queue of traffic. He apologised, I wasn’t badly hurt, but my bike had a lot of plastics damage.
