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.
Scrubber gets Police probe
09 Feb 2017
I was pulled up by the Police for scrubbing in tyres. I was riding my bike on a fast figure of eight roundabout on a Sunday at about 7am in a deserted industrial estate when two road traffic officers turned up.
Car caused crash, but ex wants cash
02 Feb 2017
I was riding along a four-lane stretch of motorway, two-up in the second lane, when I was smacked in the fairing by a chunk of tyre. To my right I could see a Ford Focus grinding along the central reservation. The Focus then span and slewed across lanes four, three and two, coming to rest […]
Meeting horses on the trials
26 Jan 2017
We’ve all come across horses at some point or another, whether on the tarmac or on the lanes. Common sense and mutual courtesy are all you need to deal with them, but the law does have something to say.
Sail Away
19 Jan 2017
I work for a pizza delivery company. ‘Management’ decided it would be a good idea to get a trailer made for one of the scooters; the trailer then had big sign stuck on it. I personally thought it was a cheesy idea (apologises for the bad joke).
A Surprise in Storage
05 Jan 2017
A car pulled out on me on a damp road. I braked, my bike went down and sustained some pretty minor plastics, lever and silencer damage.
Dipstick speeder
29 Dec 2016
Me and my mate both got stopped by the police for speeding at 40mph in a 30mph. As soon as I got off I apologised to the female officer and basically put my hands up.
Hire Bike Charges
22 Dec 2016
I have a Hornet 600 worth about a grand. I got spanked off by some young kid in a Corsa. While I have fully comprehensive cover, my insurer told me not to claim off my insurance and get the money from the kid’s instead.
Testing Times
15 Dec 2016
My nephew asked me to check out the wheel bearings he had replaced on his little 125. Because I don’t have a motorcycle at present I had no bike Insurance, but in order to give it a ‘road test’ I rode it in a very large shopping centre car park at about 9pm on a […]
Have jeans left me out of pocket?
08 Dec 2016
I fell off my bike at about 50mph when a car in the opposite lane turned right in front of my bike. We did not make contact, but I grabbed a handful of non-ABS brake, my front end washed out and I slid down the road.
Is he wrong for turning right?
01 Dec 2016
I was riding with a friend along a wide and well-maintained country B-road. My friend was leading on his on his KTM 1190 Adventure, and I was following on my Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Tinted visor at night?
24 Nov 2016
When I left home the sun was shining so I duly put on my lid with my black tinted visor (race-use only). However, I got held up and by the time I was wandering home the sun had long disappeared. I was two turns from home when someone stumbled out of the local pub and […]
Fiesta Collider
17 Nov 2016
I went out for a blast to the coast on my TZR250 ‘smoker’. I joined a dual carriageway and was cruising about 65-70mph. I spotted an old Fiesta up ahead doing about 60mph. However, due to the traffic in the outer lane I couldn’t overtake it and the next thing the Fiesta in front just […]
Faster than a Blackbird
10 Nov 2016
I have been an utter idiot. I was late picking my girlfriend from work so I nailed my old Blackbird down the bypass. Long story short, I got clocked doing 148mph by the Police in a lay-by using a laser device.
Expert Evidence
03 Nov 2016
I picked up a new Adventure motorbike from my local dealer last week. I was chuffed to bits as it was the first new motorbike I have ever bought.
On a collision course…
27 Oct 2016
When three different solicitors offer three different sets of advice, who do you listen to? The right answer is our Andrew, of course!
Are knobbly tyres road legal?
20 Oct 2016
If you’re out trail riding, chances are you have knobbly tyres fitted to your bike, but are knobbly tyres road-Legal? Andrew Dalton shares some light on this grey area of the law…
I crashed – but was it my fault?
13 Oct 2016
I was riding with a group of friends, all of whom are better at taking corners than I am. I was in the middle of a group of five. the lead rider is very quick, but waits for me and the one other slower rider in our group.
When events overtake you…
06 Oct 2016
When you go and try to make a pass stick, what happens when you get unstuck?
