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.
Motorway Filtering
06 Jul 2017
I was riding on a motorway and filtered between lanes two and three on the motorway.
Who sues? A Euro game
22 Jun 2017
Can a English solicitor bring a claim for somebody who lives in Northern Ireland against a French driver, for an accident in France?
Feet first or suffer the consequences
15 Jun 2017
The most common injuries I see in my job are injuries below the knee. I have to admit I am not one of those people who pops down to the shop wearing full body armour.
Forget your fantasy pay-out
01 Jun 2017
I was involved in a nasty motorcycle accident. A car failed to give way, pulled out in front of me and I sustained serious fractures to both of my wrists.
The legality of tyre mousses
27 May 2017
Just how likely are you to be stopped if you’re riding with tyre mousses? And are you even breaking the law?
Illumination for the nation…
25 May 2017
As many adventure riders will tell you auxiliary lights seem to make riders more visible to car drivers. I certainly notice I seem less visible on my enduro bike than I do on my BMW GS with the semi obligatory auxiliary light.
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Cross[er]ing the Boundaries
18 May 2017
If you’re planning on taking your dirt bike on road, don’t be a plum! Make sure it’s legal.
Crazy Fazer
11 May 2017
While riding my Fazer a woman pulled out from a minor road to my left directly in front of me without looking.
Dealer tyre trouble
04 May 2017
I have had my old GS1200 for the last five years and have covered about 60,000 miles with no problems… until last month.
You paid. Now insurer should
28 Apr 2017
I was involved in a no-fault accident in France. The Insurance company transported my six-month-old bike back to the UK, then scrapped it and offered me a settlement figure for it.
Green means go…
20 Apr 2017
What happens when someone takes you out and blames a faulty traffic light?
The overtake and the law
13 Apr 2017
Remarkably the law says little about overtaking. The acceleration and manoeuvrability of a motorcycle has long been recognised by the Civil Law and drivers, contrary to urban myth, actually have to look before they change their position in the road potentially moving into the path of an overtaking motorcyclist.
Viva España, by bike
06 Apr 2017
Andrew Prendergast decided to swap the cold and grime of a British winter for the less cold and welcoming sun of Spain. And he took his dad. Here’s one man’s story of a stolen few days of summer-y fun on two wheels.
Trouble with a heedless horseman
30 Mar 2017
I was riding a local green lane that is a byway open to all traffic (there are signs at each end confirming it) as two horses came down it towards me. I stopped and killed the engine but, rather than just riding by, the lead rider decided to have a go at me with the […]
Pain comes at a price
23 Mar 2017
Just how much should you be entitled to following a life-changing accident?
Riding in groups: the pros and cons
17 Mar 2017
There are some old pre-war cases which place a high duty on leading riders and this has led to some strange advice and some odd prosecutions for motorcyclists riding in a group.
