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.
What Legal Problems Could You Face With Your Helmet?
19 Jul 2022
MoreBikes has teamed up with White Dalton to offer advice and examples of legal cases from scenarios riders know only too well.
Avoid cheap bike insurance
15 Jul 2022
Should you opt for the cheapest motorcycle insurance policy you can find on a comparison website, or do you get what you pay for?
My bike was knocked over in Spain. How do I get reimbursed?
07 Jul 2022
My Yamaha FJR1800 was knocked down in Spain a few weeks ago. A driver reversed his car into me but as good luck would have it, the whole thing was captured on my bike’s on-board video. So, how do I get reimbursed for the damage for my bike? It is around £3000.
Fully comp & losing your no claims bonus
30 Jun 2022
If you are unlucky enough to write off your pride and joy it is an expensive thing.
If he had a blow-out and then knocked me off, can I claim?
23 Jun 2022
I was involved in a side swipe on the motorway. I was in lane two, my speed set by cruise control to 70 mph.
GB Stickers & Brexit
16 Jun 2022
Do you need to replace the GB sticker on your bike with one that says ‘UK’ the next time you venture to Europe?
Is pushing a motorcycle in a pedestrian area an offence?
09 Jun 2022
I have been ticketed for getting off my motorcycle and pushing it through a pedestrianised area.
What the roads can do to you
06 Jun 2022
What if something goes wrong when you are riding out on the road? Where do you stand legally?
I collided with a large tractor, can I claim?
02 Jun 2022
When bikes hit tractors, the former very rarely wins. Choose your road positioning carefully.
SMIDSY: it’s evolution not ignorance
26 May 2022
If you are lucky you will not have had that heart stopping moment when a car moves into your path from behind apparently optional “give way” lines.
Do I have to pay for a hire bike I didn’t even want?
19 May 2022
I was knocked off my bike at a roundabout, whilst stationary in the summer of 2019.
Insurers say I was distracted by my Satnav
12 May 2022
I live in east London. As I had a meeting in central, I decided to take my BMW G 310 R. Approximately 30 minutes later I was lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance.
SORN’d the wrong bike
05 May 2022
We are very fortunate and both I and my wife have a bike each in the garage. I’ve got a ZZR1400 and she has a ZZR600. Anyway, last winter I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes.
Brotherly Love
28 Apr 2022
It’s never a good idea to lie to the police, especially at the price of your own kin.
Dark visors, eye safety and the law
21 Apr 2022
The eye is the human’s primary sensory organ and it is uniquely vulnerable when it comes to riding motorcycles – a wasp hitting your eyeball at 40mph is a deeply unpleasant and potentially dangerous experience.
Slippery road led to an accident
14 Apr 2022
I have had a freaky accident. My Mum lives in a bungalow in a tiny hamlet. I swung round to visit her on my Honda CBF125.
Subrogated claim
07 Apr 2022
I work as Head of Communications at a huge PLC. As part of the payment package, I get health insurance with one of the big boys.
What the ‘new’ Highway Code means to us…
31 Mar 2022
People have worked themselves up into a state of self-righteous fury about the new rights accorded to, in particular cyclists. The changes also incorporate we motorcyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians. So, do they make a difference?
