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.
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?
Speeding through Brexit
29 Sep 2016
I’m off to Spain in a month with my ‘GSX-R crew’ to go and rag around the mountains and then head to Valencia for a few cheeky beers. We have been every year for the last five years and I have been stopped once before by the old bill for speeding and I had to […]
Repairs end up misfiring…
22 Sep 2016
I was knocked off my bike and my insurance company organised an accident management company who dealt with the repairs for my bike.
Gaining access to private property
15 Sep 2016
A police officer came to my house as a neighbour had complained that I was riding my bike on the pavement to get access to my home where I park my bike in my garden. Before I respond, am I actually doing anything wrong?
A Spiralling Problem
08 Sep 2016
I asked my boss if I could use my bike for work, instead of getting caned for tax on a diesel Astra estate. I work in IT and my toolkit fits into my Kreiga backpack. My boss said yes, and I get paid the same rate for using my bike as using my own car […]
Bike fell off a recovery truck
01 Sep 2016
My classic (read that as unreliable) RD350 broke down. The breakdown company turned up with a flat bed truck. Long story short is the numpty recovery truck driver didn’t strap the bike down properly and as we pulled away my bike fell over. It was like something off a Carry On film.
Feeling a bit sheepish
25 Aug 2016
I feel a bit ‘sheepish’ writing to you but I read your column a month or so ago about the farmer’s escaped pig and wondered If I have a claim.
