Road Surface Claims
02 Mar 2023
Spring is nearly on us but the roads, sometimes, leave us wanting. A mild winter has prevented serious deterioration, but local authority budgets haven’t kept up with the required repairs.
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.
There are bad wheelies, and not so bad…
09 Feb 2023
Hoisting a controlled wheelie is really good fun. However, it is also illegal.
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.
Bring the noise: horns, loud pipes & the law
26 Jan 2023
Bikers of my vintage will remember the ‘Loud Pipes Save Lives’ patches from the 1980s, more often than not seen sewn onto a denim cut-off jacket.
Can I claim for loss of earnings after a motorcycle accident?
19 Jan 2023
I think I may have made a terrible mistake. I had a motorcycle accident four years ago. At first it seemed I had soft-tissue injuries.
What is the legal size of a motorcycle number plate?
05 Jan 2023
The standard British motorcycle number plate is about the size of a frying pan and looks rubbish.
Do Motocross Goggles need to be legally compliant?
29 Dec 2022
Andrew Dalton from White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors takes a look at eye protection, the law and what works
Do I bring a claim in France or suck up the losses?
22 Dec 2022
I was fairly injured in France last year. The accident facts are quite straightforward; I was on a roundabout when a car cut me up from the inside, then decided to go right (i.e. across me) and scooped me up.
My bike hit a dog that ran out in front of me
15 Dec 2022
Where do you stand if you hit an animal when you’re out riding?
We have a winner!
09 Dec 2022
Peter collected his prize bike on Thursday. He has been collecting prize draw cards for years, mainly from the Peterborough show.
Bad signage and diesel spills, who is responsible?
08 Dec 2022
Consider these situations. You are riding along a decent A-road you do not know, you might be pressing on a bit but nothing too pacey when a bend in the road, with no chevrons or warning signs, develops into a nerve rattling vicious hairpin.
Am I on the hook for a hire bike I didn’t need?
01 Dec 2022
I have what seems to be a pretty major problem. My bike was knocked over in a London parking bay.
Wild camping and the law
24 Nov 2022
For me, wild camping is more of a last resort because I believe we motorcycle tourists should put money into local economies, but I appreciate people might have tighter budgets than I.
Court, Points and the Doghouse
17 Nov 2022
Dash cams are great… unless they’re being used to showcase evidence against you.
New bike with issues, should I reject the bike?
10 Nov 2022
If you’ve you’ve bought a new bike and it starts going wrong, where do you stand with things legally?
