Can I overtake in a striped area?
29 Mar 2023
Last year I was trying to get across town for a job interview. Unfortunately, I was running late so decided to take my MT-07
Stuck throttle caused accident
16 Mar 2023
In March 2022 my Aprilia Pegaso was serviced by a garage in England. Around eight weeks later (May 2022), whilst I was riding home after a long European tour (I was back in England at the time of the accident), the throttle stuck open.
Charged with leaving a vehicle in dangerous position
23 Feb 2023
Help! I do not know what to do. I am a food delivery rider and I spend most nights whizzing around my local town on my Bandit to earn some extra cash.
It’s a dog’s life
16 Feb 2023
Round where I live it appears that every man and his dog (no pun intended) got a dog ‘for the kids’ when Covid arrived in 2020.
My insurers can’t claim for my pillion’s injuries
02 Feb 2023
I am utterly confused. Please help us! Over the summer I was riding along a country lane with my wife on the back.
Insurers say I was distracted by my Satnav
12 May 2022
I live in east London. As I had a meeting in central, I decided to take my BMW G 310 R. Approximately 30 minutes later I was lying on a stretcher in the back of an ambulance.
SORN’d the wrong bike
05 May 2022
We are very fortunate and both I and my wife have a bike each in the garage. I’ve got a ZZR1400 and she has a ZZR600. Anyway, last winter I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes.
Dark visors, eye safety and the law
21 Apr 2022
The eye is the human’s primary sensory organ and it is uniquely vulnerable when it comes to riding motorcycles – a wasp hitting your eyeball at 40mph is a deeply unpleasant and potentially dangerous experience.
Slippery road led to an accident
14 Apr 2022
I have had a freaky accident. My Mum lives in a bungalow in a tiny hamlet. I swung round to visit her on my Honda CBF125.
Subrogated claim
07 Apr 2022
I work as Head of Communications at a huge PLC. As part of the payment package, I get health insurance with one of the big boys.
Washed out
24 Mar 2022
Last summer I insured my Honda NC700. As I was pretty skint, I decided to do it online.
Should I accept the compensation?
27 Jan 2022
I was born with one leg (below the knee) and at about the age of seven my old man sat me down and said: “Son, with one leg, I’m not going to lie, it’s going to be tough. If you want anything in life, you are going to have to do it for yourself coz […]
Autofill Insurance Calamity
16 Dec 2021
I currently have an old CG125. I was hoping to get my full bike test done this year but then the dreaded Cov struck the country and put the mockers on that idea.
14 days expired, can I ignore the NIP?
25 Nov 2021
I have just received a Notice of Intended Prosecution for allegedly speeding at 43mph in a 30mph limit on my Kwak Z1000.
What is a Solicitor Liaison Officer?
18 Nov 2021
I was riding home on my Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 without a care in the world. Whilst it was bloomin’ chilly, it wasn’t raining, so I was happy.
Buyer uninsured
04 Nov 2021
It’s been a tough year for everyone and following redundancy, I have been clearing out the garage of all my ‘toys’. I have been gutted, but needs must. I put my XJR1300 up on Facebook Marketplace.
Grumpy copper
21 Oct 2021
I was heading to work on my Lexmoto LXR125. It’s fair to say I won’t be breaking any land speed records with this bike. However, it’s a trusty old steed and does the job.
