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.
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?
Washed out
24 Mar 2022
Last summer I insured my Honda NC700. As I was pretty skint, I decided to do it online.
Mud Slide
17 Mar 2022
What legal recourse do you have if you injure yourself, or damage your bike, after sliding on mud left in the road?
My Irish cousin used my bike. Police say he had no insurance. What can I do?
10 Mar 2022
I lent my spare bike – a tough old Fazer 1000 winter hack – to my cousin who came over from Ireland in May.
Keep it real
03 Mar 2022
It’s easy to get tricked into saying or writing something you shouldn’t after an accident honesty and diligence are the order of the day.
Wrong side of the track (day)
24 Feb 2022
As a starting point every track day provider will ask any rider to complete a form which will set out how they would like you not to crash. But if you do, it is on you.
Can I put my bike in a van or on a trailer and travel to France?
17 Feb 2022
I am planning on taking my bike into France later this year – it’s a street-legal trackday bike.
Question: all the gear all the time?
10 Feb 2022
Among other things summer riding triggers the annual debate between the All The Gear All The Time (ATGATT) advocates and riders taken by a more relaxed approach, who will moderate their riding to account for the reduction in their kit.
Ifs and Buts
03 Feb 2022
Legal cases are seldom straightforward and outcomes can be hard to predict, especially when there’s an injury involved.
The Perils of Countryside Riding
28 Jan 2022
Riding on country lanes requires a whole different set of skills, and offers different dangers for obvious reasons…
Should I accept the compensation?
27 Jan 2022
I was born with one leg (below the knee) and at about the age of seven my old man sat me down and said: “Son, with one leg, I’m not going to lie, it’s going to be tough. If you want anything in life, you are going to have to do it for yourself coz […]
What Police really do at an accident
20 Jan 2022
If you find yourself pinned under your motorcycle or involuntarily parted from it, the emergency services will promptly arrive.
Brexit and reasons not to crash in EU
13 Jan 2022
It is safe to say Brexit hasn’t been the Armageddon some pessimistic commentators anticipated, at least so far as travel to the EU by motorcycle is concemed. Yet there’s one very large change in the law which needs addressing before we flock to Dover. And it is this…
Buying bike gear from EU countries
06 Jan 2022
Does Brexit mean the days of buying discounted motorcycle gear from EU countries is over?
You wait for a bus…
30 Dec 2021
I was riding my supermoto along a Cornish single-lane road which had high hedges on both sides. I am Cornish, and I know how the roads work.
