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.
Seeking Answers on the Road
28 Dec 2023
I have been left in a right pickle and I really don’t know which way to turn.
Spanish Speeding Surprise
14 Dec 2023
I’m a police officer and have been in the job for nearly 10 years.
From Biking Bliss to Icy Abyss
07 Dec 2023
I am an all-year-round biker for the simple fact I don’t have a car licence and I love riding bikes.
Spokes of Contention
02 Nov 2023
I run my own company (a limited company) and feel very annoyed with the situation I am now facing.
The Classified Conundrum
I am not exactly James Bond but what I can say is I work for the Government.
Dipstick brother
26 Oct 2023
My brother isn’t a bad man. However, it is fair to say he’s a trouble magnet and ever since we were kids his problems inevitably became my problems.
TikTok Calamity
19 Oct 2023
I was riding through my village when suddenly this young lad bolted out in front of me off the pavement.
Using a vehicle in contravention of a SORN
24 Aug 2023
We are very fortunate and both I and my partner have a bike each in the garage (we bought matching MT-09s a few years ago).
Snowed under
17 Aug 2023
I am an all-year-round biker doing about 40,000 miles a year whether it be rain, sunshine or snow. To be blunt, I do not have a choice because I do not have a car, so the bike is it.
Clutched claim
27 Apr 2023
Over the last couple of years my mates have all started heading away from sports bikes and down the green lane riding route.
Author of your own misfortune
20 Apr 2023
I work at delicatessen in south London. I’ve been there about a year or so and always park my Triumph Daytona 675 outside the shop window so I can keep an eye on it. You can’t be too careful nowadays.
Bankrupt insurer
13 Apr 2023
Around two years, ago I was just minding my own business trundling along the high street on my Yamaha XJ600.
Bouncing around
06 Apr 2023
It was the summer of all summers and my neighbour’s kids were understandably out in the garden 24/7 bouncing on their trampoline or jumping in their paddling pool.
Can I overtake in a striped area?
29 Mar 2023
Last year I was trying to get across town for a job interview. Unfortunately, I was running late so decided to take my MT-07
Stuck throttle caused accident
16 Mar 2023
In March 2022 my Aprilia Pegaso was serviced by a garage in England. Around eight weeks later (May 2022), whilst I was riding home after a long European tour (I was back in England at the time of the accident), the throttle stuck open.
Charged with leaving a vehicle in dangerous position
23 Feb 2023
Help! I do not know what to do. I am a food delivery rider and I spend most nights whizzing around my local town on my Bandit to earn some extra cash.
It’s a dog’s life
16 Feb 2023
Round where I live it appears that every man and his dog (no pun intended) got a dog ‘for the kids’ when Covid arrived in 2020.
My insurers can’t claim for my pillion’s injuries
02 Feb 2023
I am utterly confused. Please help us! Over the summer I was riding along a country lane with my wife on the back.
