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.
Is touching my sat-nav illegal?
22 Mar 2018
I have a fancy Garmin-made BMW sat nav on my R1200GS, which works with a thumb-wheel control on the left-hand bar. However, a police friend of mine told me that, notwithstanding the thumb ring, if I operated the sat nav while riding I would be committing an offence.
Snow and ice on the roads
15 Mar 2018
If you come off your bike due to ice on the roads, who’s at fault? Andrew Dalton explains the laws behind council responsibilities for gritting highways
Track day issues
08 Mar 2018
Some of you may have heard that road traffic insurance is compulsory for track days following the European Court of Justice’s decision in a case called Vnuk.
Whose insurance pays out in a motorcycle accident?
01 Mar 2018
Two motorbikes, two Insurance companies, one fire and one mess. Insurance of first motorbike to catch fire pays for both
Pinched while parking
22 Feb 2018
My bike was parked in a locked car park in central London. I paid £6 for the privilege and it then transpired that my bike was stolen, probably by use of battery powered angle grinders on my security chain. Can I sue the car park owners?
Liability not an issue
15 Feb 2018
Some young lad wiped me out while I was riding my CBR600. He was speeding down the local high-street with his mates in the back showing off and then swung onto the wrong side of the road and hit me head on.
Reversing into the ridiculous
08 Feb 2018
I went out on my Hornet 900 for a countryside wander. I was riding through rural Buckinghamshire and went to head over a canal. As it was spanned by a humpback bridge I slowed down and had just stopped to give way to an oncoming truck when I was rear ended by Sunday driving ‘football […]
Plan the Pyrenees
01 Feb 2018
Riding to the roof of the European world might sound like a daunting task, but it can be made simple.
Prosecution by mobile phone
25 Jan 2018
I am sure readers of Bike are wise enough not to use apps that show on social media their riding patterns, or otherwise invite thieves to know the exact pattern of movement of their motorcycles. But such apps do exist, for the dull witted.
Loss of insurance benefits
18 Jan 2018
I was involved in a pretty nasty crash a little over a year ago. I needed a full year off work and have returned to work part-time. The insurers for the other driver have been perfectly decent.
Compensation for motorcycle gear after an accident
11 Jan 2018
If you are involved in a motorcycle accident, chances are your gear is going to be unfit for purpose following the event. But can you claim the costs of this if you didn’t opt for helmet and leathers cover?
Tangled brake
28 Dec 2017
I fell off my motorbike and broke the front brake lever and master cylinder. My fully comprehensive insurer jumped in and sent it to my local dealer for repairs. All was well… or so I thought.
Caught in the dark
21 Dec 2017
I was out riding my BMWS1000RR with a couple of mates through the Peak District. We weren’t flying and only doing about 70mph in a 50mph limit.
Filter tips
14 Dec 2017
At the risk of sounding like a full-fat law dweeb the Court of Appeal said, back in 1972, that a motorcycle filtering outside of a temporarily stationary queue was ‘entitled so to do’
Corrosion erosion
07 Dec 2017
I bought a new BMW about 18 months ago. This is going to be my last bike and a retirement present to myself.
Insurance pays out
30 Nov 2017
I sold my GSXR750 to a local chap. He seemed like a decent fella, paid the cash and off he wandered. Fast forward four weeks and I got a bell off my insurance company.
