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.
Insurance Delivery
03 Sep 2020
I’m currently at uni studying to be a teacher and have a battered old CG125 that my older brother gave me to get about on.
Legal Hints + Tips: Wheelies
01 Sep 2020
We’ve teamed up with 44Teeth to bring you legal tips each month. This month Andrew Dalton discusses the most commonly asked questions on wheelies
Recovery Charges
27 Aug 2020
About two months ago I over-cooked a corner on the way home and stacked it into some railings.
Wheelie bad
20 Aug 2020
I’d been doing up my old KTM and headed out last month for a test ride around my village.
Will Brexit affect my claim in France?
13 Aug 2020
Two years ago I was riding down the motorway when I was side swiped by a European cousin from France driving an HGV.
Can I claim for increased premiums?
06 Aug 2020
I have been involved in two no—fault collisions, both rear-enders and there was absolutely nothing I could do about either of them.
Tough Call
30 Jul 2020
We all want the best outcome in court, but judgment can just as easily go against you.
To clear your name, or not to?
23 Jul 2020
The choice of a speed awareness course is only offered if your speed is naughty rather than shocking: the formula is the speed limit plus ten per cent, plus 9mph as the upper level.
Buying insurance? Be on your guard
16 Jul 2020
If your bike is stolen you are likely to end up hating two groups of people; the thieves who stole it and the insurers who will make you feel more criminal than the actual thief. The run around is this…
I did a runner from scooter scrotes
09 Jul 2020
Perhaps luckily for me, experience from two tours of Afghanistan helped me notice a youth with a hoodie pulled up over his face and wearing gloves, pressing a pedestrian-controlled light in London.
If I get a speeding ticket can I represent myself?
02 Jul 2020
Before you make a decision whether or not to represent yourself check out the publicly available Magistrates Court Guidelines, because it may surprise you to know that 45mph in a 30mph zone can get you a 28-day ban. Also know that, if this is your first trip to the beaks, you can make things a […]
Is an on-board camera a good idea?
25 Jun 2020
Your on-board camera can just as easily get you into trouble as it can absolve you of any wrong doing, so is it worth using one whilst riding?
Supermarket sweep
18 Jun 2020
I was riding out of a supermarket car park when a 10-year-old kid jumped in front of me. I avoided her, but I wobbled and clipped a post.
Stripey Corsa
11 Jun 2020
I was zipping to work on my Harley-Davidson. The traffic was chokka so I started overtaking it using an area of white diagonal stripes.
Wheelie good fun
04 Jun 2020
Do wheelies have any place on UK roads? Andrew Dalton explains the laws position
Speed awareness course: What you need to know
28 May 2020
Everything you need to know about the speed awareness course and what you need to do if caught speeding
It’s a stitch up
21 May 2020
About four years ago I broke my foot after a lorry ran into the side of me. I needed three operations and couldn’t work as a scaffolder.
Passed from pillar to post
14 May 2020
Who should be helping my wife? We were riding two up on a narrow country lane last summer on my Aprilia Tuono when we had a head-on with a car.
