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.
Motorcycle accident liability – Mate’s fate?
10 May 2010
I was riding in a 60mph zone with two mates, probably doing a bit over 60, when an old git pulls out of a side road. I hit the front of the car and have been left with damage to some foot ligaments, which makes walking pretty painful, although my doctors say it will get […]
Mud on road caused motorbike accident
23 Apr 2010
I was riding along, minding my own business on my KTM 640, down roads that I know pretty well, and when I came round a bend, looking through the bend for my exit, I hit a slick of cow shit. I wasn’t braking, but I was cranked over, and both wheels just completely lost it.
Wheelie Bad
05 Mar 2010
I have just been written up by the police for dangerous driving. I executed a deliberate wheelie in a 40mph stretch of dual carriageway for about 60 – 70 metres. Unfortunately I didn’t notice the police patrol car in a garage forecourt behind a transit van. What should I expect?
Passenger Problems
01 Feb 2010
I was riding my bike in Central London, in an area where taxis stop in a rank in the middle of the road. Traffic was heavy, and I was slowly filtering. I’m a regular commuter and ride into London most days. A black cab passenger door swung open from the opposite side to the driver, […]
It Wasn’t Me!
29 Dec 2009
I have just received a summons for speeding on my Triumph Speed Triple in London. Apparently I was stopped by a constable in uniform, who gave me a producer, and reported me for speeding. The problem I have is that this never happened. I have a Speed Triple, I do live in a London suburb, […]
Online Out Of Line?
09 Sep 2009
My bike was stolen and witnesses saw it being sold on an internet auction site. After a long investigation, the culprits are now inside, but I’ve still lost thousands of pounds for the misfortune of having my motorcycle stolen. As I know who the culprits are, would it be worth pursuing a civil claim against […]
Junior Scrambler
05 Sep 2009
My son has a little off road motorbike, which he rides around on wasteland near our estate. Apparently neighbours have been complaining about him, and my son’s motorbike was seized by the Police. In fairness they had warned him before that his riding was putting people in danger.
Notice of Intended Prosecution
22 Aug 2009
I believe I am the victim of Police harassment. I ride a very distinctive but legal type of sports bike. I make a point of the bike being as legal as it can be, because I do admit that I regularly wheelie, speed and stoppie on the highway.
Thin Ice
19 Jul 2009
I am currently on nine points and I keep getting speed camera tickets. What would happen if I changed my number plate? James Griffiths – Llandudno Wells Answer First of all, you have got to get caught. If you ride a bike and you get tugged, the police can easily check whether or not you […]
Mr Bump
16 Jun 2009
My employer has put up a pretty harsh speed bump on a sharp bend going into my work’s car park, is there anything I can do? Craig Sunderland – by e-mail. Answer In short, the answer is yes. Under the Occupiers Liability Act your employer is almost certainly liable to you if you fall off. […]
That’s Blown It!
15 Jun 2009
At the weekend, I was riding a mate’s old bike that he had lent me whilst my main bike was being repaired. The bike wasn’t in the best of conditions when I picked it up, but I was grateful for something to get about on.
Legal Expenses Insurance
07 Jun 2009
Do I need to buy legal cover with my insurance policy? I have just had a quote for my renewal and I have had £20.00 put on it for me to buy a legal cover policy. I have been told that this is compulsory by my insurance brokers, even though they have got it down […]
Not Best Friends
13 May 2009
I was riding with two of my mates, along a favourite road, which we all know well. All of us are quite quick riders, and certainly all of us were riding in excess of the speed limit. I have no arguments about that.
Taking The Ureic?
28 Mar 2009
As a mature rider, I keep in touch with club sites and what bikers have to say. I noted a problem of unprovoked front wheel slides at modest speeds on gentle bends kept coming up on the Fazer owners’ club forum.
Number Plate
23 Mar 2009
I have a one line number plate on my bike but the letters are of the required height and dimensions. I have still been stopped and told that I will be prosecuted for it. Is this right?
Knee Down Action
13 Dec 2008
I was riding my bike along a quiet Country road, when a smooth fast right-hander just begged me to gun round it. I cracked my R6 nicely open, got myself into a good position, then dug my knee in. I managed to hit the cats-eyes with my knee, but that didn’t unsettle me, I was […]
Grating in the Road
13 Oct 2008
Recently I was out on a ride in an area I do not know very well. I was riding carefully around a few bends, and all of a sudden I was thrown from my bike because of a metal grating across the road that was loose and rocking on its axis. I have since checked […]
Trans-Action
26 Sep 2008
I was riding to work on my old Honda Translap, headlight on, filtering around the outside of stationery traffic at less than 10mph, according to witnesses.