White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors have been writing for various motorcycle magazines for a number of years, bringing our specialism in everything to do with the law and motorbikes to the public.
We are putting together a database of articles that may assist you and will hopefully be of interest. The current database of articles can be found on our blog or by clicking on the magazine covers below.
All articles are reproduced here with kind permission from the respective magazine.
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
When the hospital makes things worse
22 Mar 2023
In my line of work I have to deal with motorcyclists whose injuries have been potentially worsened by ‘sub optimal’ medical care, and this is a problem.
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.
Legal versus Moral – The Curious Case of Adam White
13 Mar 2023
Whether you like it or not there is an inherent risk with our love for two wheels that could be law enforcement insurance issues crashing or anything else for that matter.
Is it illegal to ride with knobbly tyres across Europe?
08 Mar 2023
An ABR reader, Colin Richardson, asked me if what he was told by a group of Polish riders while riding off road in Portugal was true, namely that they were using road tyres on the trails for fear of being fined, or otherwise harassed, by German police for using knobblies on the autobahn on their […]
Road Surface Claims
02 Mar 2023
Spring is nearly on us but the roads, sometimes, leave us wanting. A mild winter has prevented serious deterioration, but local authority budgets haven’t kept up with the required repairs.
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.
There are bad wheelies, and not so bad…
09 Feb 2023
Hoisting a controlled wheelie is really good fun. However, it is also illegal.
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.
Bring the noise: horns, loud pipes & the law
26 Jan 2023
Bikers of my vintage will remember the ‘Loud Pipes Save Lives’ patches from the 1980s, more often than not seen sewn onto a denim cut-off jacket.
Can I claim for loss of earnings after a motorcycle accident?
19 Jan 2023
I think I may have made a terrible mistake. I had a motorcycle accident four years ago. At first it seemed I had soft-tissue injuries.
Trackday accident, can I claim?
12 Jan 2023
Where do you stand if someone wipes you out on a trackday?
What is the legal size of a motorcycle number plate?
05 Jan 2023
The standard British motorcycle number plate is about the size of a frying pan and looks rubbish.
Do Motocross Goggles need to be legally compliant?
29 Dec 2022
Andrew Dalton from White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors takes a look at eye protection, the law and what works
Do I bring a claim in France or suck up the losses?
22 Dec 2022
I was fairly injured in France last year. The accident facts are quite straightforward; I was on a roundabout when a car cut me up from the inside, then decided to go right (i.e. across me) and scooped me up.
My bike hit a dog that ran out in front of me
15 Dec 2022
Where do you stand if you hit an animal when you’re out riding?
Bad signage and diesel spills, who is responsible?
08 Dec 2022
Consider these situations. You are riding along a decent A-road you do not know, you might be pressing on a bit but nothing too pacey when a bend in the road, with no chevrons or warning signs, develops into a nerve rattling vicious hairpin.
