I bought knock-off gloves and they fell apart in a crash – can I sue?
09 Oct 2025
I bought myself a pair of motorcycle gloves from a well-known internet sales site. They cost about £8 and were heavily branded as well-respected primarily adventure/off-road brand Klim.
Am I breaking the law riding across the pavement to park in my garden?
02 Oct 2025
I live on a modern estate but where I live, we have a problem with bike thieves. I set off to work at about 8.15am and return about 6.00pm. I ride my bike from a little car park where we are supposed to park our cars in designated bays – which, in fairness, most people […]
Am I Legally Safe To Ride As A Leader?
25 Sep 2025
For years I have been leading TRF rides with other experienced riders who know the lanes in my area. However, one of the regular ride leaders has withdrawn as he fears he has liability if things go wrong and his concerns have put the wind up a few of the other regular ride leaders. Am […]
Reverse Camouflage
18 Sep 2025
We trail riders wear a variety of riding kit. Some of us blend into the countryside in finest ex MoD waterproofs, others are starbright in MX kit and, of course, all points in between.
Points Don’t Make Prizes
11 Sep 2025
I got caught speeding while out on my GSX-R1000. I went past the Old Bill at 47mph, in a 30mph limit.
Naughtier Than Speeding?
04 Sep 2025
Are you obliged to identify yourself if you’re caught speeding by a camera van?
Special Metal
28 Aug 2025
What happens if your limited-edition pride and joy takes an undeserved battering?
A Fag End
21 Aug 2025
Dropping litter is bad enough. Flicking a fag at someone’s face is off the chart.
Paternal Pillion Palaver
14 Aug 2025
Who should be helping my son? I had him on the back of my Fireblade as a pillion. We were heading down a narrow country lane last autumn when we had a head-on with a tractor on a bend. I can’t remember what happened and neither can my son.
No Conspiracy
07 Aug 2025
I believe there is a conspiracy against me by all those involved. Around three years back, I broke my leg after some absolute imbecile in a van pulled out of a junction and straight into the side of me whilst I was riding my Ducati Multistrada.
First Ride Breakdown
31 Jul 2025
My teenage daughter started college this year and has been catching two buses and walking the last mile to get there.
Time of the Sign
24 Jul 2025
I am part of a local vintage Japanese motorbike group that meets at the same pub on a Thursday evening through the winter months for a chinwag, and we do a Sunday morning ride out in the summer. They always laugh at me because, whatever the weather, I always turn up on my trusty CB900.
The Truth About Collision Investigation – Part 2
22 Jul 2025
So we return to The Truth About Collision Investigation. In Part 2 we focus on one case and show how reports and “interpretations” from the police left our client facing jail time if found guilty.
Subrogated Claim
17 Jul 2025
As a perk of my job, I get health insurance. Two years ago I got knocked off my SV1000 and shattered my elbow, and liability was admitted straight away, and we are now at the stage where we are trying to settle my claim.
The Truth About Collision Investigation Part 1
10 Jul 2025
This week the latest video in The Truth About series has been revealed – and it’s so good we had to make it in two parts!
Iced Bump
I live out in the sticks and have never owned a car so I ride motorcycles to get to work whether it’s sunny, raining or snowing.
Test Ride Insurance
03 Jul 2025
It’s been a pretty poo year for my family after we lost my Dad. Thereafter, my husband and I split up and are just finalising the divorce.
Rainbow Warrior
26 Jun 2025
Whilst summer is now a distant memory, me and the Mrs are not against a bit of winter riding, even in the rain (and sometimes the snow!) despite it being wet, me and my wife were making a trip to a nearby stately home to see the Christmas lights.
