Can I claim if I slid on a muddy road?
05 Mar 2019
I was riding my bike on what I thought was a pleasant, dry day, and as I approached a building site for a development of houses, my bike slid out from underneath me on what I now realise was a slick of slimy mud.
Does hi-viz motorcycle gear work?
28 Feb 2019
Intuitively one would think fluorescent clothing would make a rider more visible, but the jury is out on this point.
Travel Insurance for the Adventure Motorcyclist
14 Feb 2019
Until we know what is happening with Brexit and the European Health Insurance Card all UK motorcyclists would be very well advised to have travel insurance before they venture overseas.
The blame game…
07 Feb 2019
If you caused a crash, be smart and hold your hands up. It might just help take the edge off the consequences.
Brexit and foreign speeding tickets
31 Jan 2019
I have just come back from a ten-day riding break in Spain, which I can highly recommend – Malaga has some fantastic roads. But I have come home to a nasty souvenir, a €50 fine for speeding.
Using a mate’s bike
24 Jan 2019
It might seem like a harmless action, but lending your bike to a mate without correctly insuring it could land you in hot water…
The fully comp minefield
17 Jan 2019
If you hear words like this from your fully comprehensive insurers: ‘it sounds to us like it was a non-fault accident. Do not use your fully comprehensive insurance, it is much better for you to use our approved repairers, do not claim on your insurance and save yourself the policy excess and having an accident […]
Who’s to blame?
10 Jan 2019
When someone else’s accident causes you to crash, what should you do about it?
Should I appeal a parking fine?
06 Dec 2018
I had to take my motorbike into Westminster and after shackling my motorbike down with every lock I own. I went to pay the motorbike parking fee.
Fighting off the bike gangs
29 Nov 2018
This may be a tiny bit London-centric, and if people being pushed off their motorbikes to have their bikes stolen is not yet a problem for you, in your local area, then I am genuinely happy.
Bike Recovery & Storage Charges
08 Nov 2018
When it comes to costing an accident, motorbike damage might be the least of your worries
Motoring accidents caused by pets
01 Nov 2018
What can you do if you have an accident caused by someone’s uncontrolled dog running in front of your motorbike?
High and dry in the Highlands
25 Oct 2018
I was following a coach along some single track roads in the Scottish Highlands. Eventually the driver braked to give way to an oncoming vehicle, but then put his coach into reverse and backed up and in the process, ran both me and my motorcycle over.
Flip-up helmets and the law
18 Oct 2018
If you have a modular or flip-up helmet warm weather can tempt you into riding flipped up, as it does most of the Metropolitan Police in the summer. But is it legal?
Never a lender or a borrower be
11 Oct 2018
If someone you don’t know asks to take your motorbike out, don’t be a plum.
KLX250 Prize Draw Number w/c 17 August 2018
17 Aug 2018
Check your prize draw card(s) to see if you have won a brand new motorbike. The winning number(s) for the week commencing 17 August 2018 is…
Motorbike modifications, does my insurer need to know?
16 Aug 2018
When does an motorbike accessory become a modification to a motorbike? And If I make a minor modification to the bike, how much does my Insurer need to know?
