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Gavin Grewal, used to volunteer his time as a special constable which gave him a good insight into how evidence is gathered from accident scenes. Gavin is partner at specialist motorcycle solicitors White Dalton.
Can I lose my car license too?
24 Aug 2017
I have taken my motorcycle Direct Access at 27 years old, having driven cars and passed my car test nine years ago in Poland
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?
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.
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.
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 […]
When can I ride a motorbike on the pavement?
02 Mar 2017
I recently saw a video on social media of a scooterist riding along a pavement, and I was told that the rider wasn’t prosecuted. Is It ever actually legal to ride a motorcycle on the pavement? There must be some grey areas.
Is 50/50 fair for filtering failure?
16 Feb 2017
I was hit by a car that made a U-turn as I was attempting to pass it in a slow-moving queue of traffic. So far, so easy – but I’m being told that I am equally to blame for this crash.
Car caused crash, but ex wants cash
02 Feb 2017
I was riding along a four-lane stretch of motorway, two-up in the second lane, when I was smacked in the fairing by a chunk of tyre. To my right I could see a Ford Focus grinding along the central reservation. The Focus then span and slewed across lanes four, three and two, coming to rest […]
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.
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.
Did I stirrup some trouble?
30 Jun 2016
I had an altercation with some horse riders while I was out on my Yamaha R1, which is fitted with aftermarket exhaust cans that are not approved for road use.
Is filtering finding fair?
23 Jun 2016
I was knocked off my bike while riding up the inside of a line of traffic. A driver pulled into my path, out of a side road to my left, having been flashed out by a van driver who was a little bit ahead of me.
Will Brexit affect bikers?
26 May 2016
What happens to bikers if we leave the European Union? Over the years, the EU has been involved with – or blamed for – legislation connected to everything from border controls and import duties to the riding test and horsepower limits. What will happen if we vote to say in or stay out?
An ordeal over a wheel
19 May 2016
I was hit from behind with quite a clunk, which tipped me off my Triumph Tiger 800. Luckily I received only bumps and bruises, but because I hit my head on the kerb I want to claim for my helmet as well as the damage to my bike.
Right turn, wrong turn
05 May 2016
I was waiting to turn right into a pub car park with my wife as a pillion when a rider came flying down the outside of the traffic, heading straight towards me.
Be clear and honest with insurers
29 Oct 2015
Why does the company that provides my motorcycle insurance ask me if I carry a pillion, but my car insurer never asks me if I carry a passenger?
How will my European claim end?
08 Oct 2015
I was knocked off my motorcycle in Austria last summer by a young man who immediately admitted fault to the police, paid his fine and sent me a note of apology written in perfect English.
