The MB legal column is compiled by managing partner Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast and his bike-riding barristers and solicitors at White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors.
The firm deals with personal injury claims and its sister company, Motor Defence Solicitors, deals with all the motoring offences.
White Dalton lawyers have a vast knowledge of bike law, and they have full bike licences, too. They don’t act for insurance companies or the prosecution. White Dalton is Britain’s premier specialist motorcycle law practice, and if its professionals don’t know the answer to your question, there probably isn’t one. Don’t rely on the advice from your insuranceappointed solicitor, get proper independent advice.
Civil & Criminal Courts
23 Jan 2025
My wife was killed just over two years ago whilst she was overtaking a line of stationary traffic.
Sprung mattress
16 Jan 2025
Now that spring has sprung, I thought I would drag my trusty CB1000R out of the shed and head out over the moors to grab some air and soak up the sunshine.
Litigation caseworker specialist
19 Dec 2024
Just over three years ago I was out with my local bike group riding the green lanes of Hampshire on my trusty Husqvarna 701.
Mental stress
05 Dec 2024
Last year I went out and bought a brand spanking new Hayabusa. I have always hankered after one since my teenage days when the first generation came out with the legendary 220mph clocks from the factory.
Legally modified
21 Nov 2024
I am bike and car mad, having owned all kinds of weird and wonderful things over the years from RD350s to Subaru Imprezas.
Ducati Dipstick
07 Nov 2024
I have been riding bikes since God was a lad and have loads of track experience. I raced when I was a youngster.
A Slippery Ride Home
19 Sep 2024
I had just finished working a night shift (I work in a bread factory) and was heading home. It was around 6am, the sun was shining, and I was just plodding home for some kip.
Finance Surprises
29 Aug 2024
I do not know which way to turn. Eighteen months ago I went and bought my lad a secondhand Yamaha MT-125 for his birthday.
Cotswolds Adventure Turns Flat
16 Aug 2024
I have had my indestructible Honda Blackbird (is this the best bike ever built?!!!) for five years after buying it off a chap on Facebook Marketplace and it has been spot on.
Biker vs Boy Racer
08 Aug 2024
Last summer I was plodding along on my AJP PR7 on a road section between two green lanes in the Peak District when I got wiped out by a boy racer who had drifted too wide on a left-hander (for him).
How a pillion affects your insurance premium
16 May 2024
My insurance is up for renewal. I am properly paranoid as I don’t trust them as far as I can throw them after they refused to pay out for a claim years ago when my old FZR600 got nicked.
A rainy motorway filtering fiasco
02 May 2024
I had my missus on the back and was heading down the motorway on my Ducati Multistrada 1200 S. It is a big old red bike so there is absolutely no reason for someone not to see me.
Brake Checked
18 Apr 2024
Am I piddling into the wind with this one? I have gone to work in Manchester city centre pretty much every day for the last few years on my trusted Honda NC750X.
Surf’s up
04 Apr 2024
I was taking my bike in for a service. On the way I ended up behind a VW campervan which appeared to have everything including the kitchen sink inside it, and two surfboards tied on top (subsequently I found out they were heading on a camping/surfing trip).
Disability and Accident Compensation Dilemma
15 Feb 2024
My wife has always hankered after a motorbike after riding pillion on an old flame’s bike back in the day.
Biker Club’s Costly GoPro Fiasco
08 Feb 2024
Despite living in a tiny village, we have a huge concentration of bikers. We started a club about 15 years ago and we’ve got around 15-20 ‘oldies’ and about 10 ‘young ‘uns’.
Crash, Chips, and a Faulty Fix
11 Jan 2024
I have an old Honda Gold Wing GL1500 that I have owned for the past 20-odd years. It is a big old bus, but I love it and do all the work on it myself, predominantly because I don’t trust anyone else.
