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.
Urban myths, speeding and the law
23 Jan 2013
Specialist motoring solicitor and ZZR1400 rider Andrew ‘Chef’ Prendergast demystifies a couple of bits of riding folklore
Filtering and/or overtaking and claiming for injuries
16 Jan 2013
Even though a biker may not be criminally liable for filtering and having a collision, it is a long established legal principle that a biker who is out of the ordinary flow of traffic by overtaking or filtering places themselves at potential risk and therefore has to take extra care. If they do not and […]
Filtering and/or overtaking slow moving or stationary traffic
08 Jan 2013
A great advantage of riding a bike is that you can often avoid getting snared in slow moving or stationary traffic with our larger, wider motoring companions by filtering or overtaking. I have been riding bikes on the road since I was 16 years old and have owned many, from my trusty Honda C90 to […]
Community Service?
01 Jan 2013
I was zapped by some community do-gooders. As I rode passed a huddle of semi-retired wombles in dayglow jackets, one of them pointed a speed gun at me and a sign flashed up warning me I was doing 43 in a 30.
Can I return a motorbike?
01 Dec 2012
If you’ve bought a bike and aren’t happy with it, can you send it back to the dealer?
Nothing but the truth
01 Nov 2012
I have been involved in a long running personal injury action — liability is not in dispute. I was heading one way up a street and there was solid traffic backed up in the opposite lane. A car driver decided that he wasn’t going to wait anymore and chucked a u-turn alongside me, causing me […]
Dangerous Material on the Road
26 Oct 2012
While fretting about Ginger Kev’s flock, a bungling back-lane lorry loses its load and gives our man the bird…
Overtaking on the inside
31 Jul 2012
I was riding my bike along the M40 when I got caught behind some biff in a car, who was hovering at between 69 and 71 mph in the outside lane. The two inside lanes were empty, and I was part of a queue of vehicles that were stuck behind this spanner.
Tough Jacket Required
24 Jun 2012
Forget what Phil Collins has to say on the matter, you need a decent jacket in a crash
Spill on a dirty back road
30 May 2012
I was riding along with a group of friends on reasonably quiet country roads. I know the roads well enough, but they are not roads I use that often.
Accidental wheelie hero!
06 Apr 2012
Taking a new bike on a test ride? Then you’d best be aware of its massive potential
If you’re broke, still fix it
02 Mar 2012
Don’t ignore a rectification notice just because you’re skint, it’ll end up costing more
Oh Dear, Oh Dear, Oh Dear
02 Feb 2012
If it’s not an old dear, it’s young deer out to get us. So what happens in a crash?
French Exchange…
01 Dec 2011
…but not the type when a dusky olive-skinned garlic-muncher makes your day
Knocked off by cops?
24 Oct 2011
The Police aren’t always there to protect and serve, even they can mess up
Your carriage awaits…
23 Sep 2011
…the crusher, especially if it’s a mini-moto that’s been spotted riding on the road
Clear cut case clouded
05 Sep 2011
When those that are supposed to fight for you switch sides, who’s right?
Crash for cash scammers
23 Aug 2011
There’s a lot of unscrupulous drivers out there – but where do you stand?
