Buying insurance? Be on your guard
16 Jul 2020
If your bike is stolen you are likely to end up hating two groups of people; the thieves who stole it and the insurers who will make you feel more criminal than the actual thief. The run around is this…
I did a runner from scooter scrotes
09 Jul 2020
Perhaps luckily for me, experience from two tours of Afghanistan helped me notice a youth with a hoodie pulled up over his face and wearing gloves, pressing a pedestrian-controlled light in London.
If I get a speeding ticket can I represent myself?
02 Jul 2020
Before you make a decision whether or not to represent yourself check out the publicly available Magistrates Court Guidelines, because it may surprise you to know that 45mph in a 30mph zone can get you a 28-day ban. Also know that, if this is your first trip to the beaks, you can make things a […]
Is an on-board camera a good idea?
25 Jun 2020
Your on-board camera can just as easily get you into trouble as it can absolve you of any wrong doing, so is it worth using one whilst riding?
Supermarket sweep
18 Jun 2020
I was riding out of a supermarket car park when a 10-year-old kid jumped in front of me. I avoided her, but I wobbled and clipped a post.
Stripey Corsa
11 Jun 2020
I was zipping to work on my Harley-Davidson. The traffic was chokka so I started overtaking it using an area of white diagonal stripes.
Wheelie good fun
04 Jun 2020
Do wheelies have any place on UK roads? Andrew Dalton explains the laws position
Speed awareness course: What you need to know
28 May 2020
Everything you need to know about the speed awareness course and what you need to do if caught speeding
It’s a stitch up
21 May 2020
About four years ago I broke my foot after a lorry ran into the side of me. I needed three operations and couldn’t work as a scaffolder.
Passed from pillar to post
14 May 2020
Who should be helping my wife? We were riding two up on a narrow country lane last summer on my Aprilia Tuono when we had a head-on with a car.
Post-accident care and assistance
07 May 2020
My husband recently picked up his first set of wheels. Now, whilst I was born with only one foot; my life has been pretty normal and my foot (or lackof) has never held me back–until now.
Oil dumped by plugless sump made me look like a chump
30 Apr 2020
I know nothing at all about maintaining my bike. I have never adjusted the chain, checked the oil or even the tyre pressures.
Loss of Earnings
23 Apr 2020
An accident can impact your ability to work, but you’ve got to be realistic when it comes to how much you’ve been affected.
Don’t overstate your case
16 Apr 2020
There can be a temptation, sometimes encouraged by lawyers, to overstate your case.
Mate crashed my bike
09 Apr 2020
I had an old Africa Twin that I was flogging. A mate was interested and came round for a test ride. I foolishly thought he had a licence and insurance to ride it.
Bike nicked from my garage
02 Apr 2020
My insurer is a robbing to##er. I have used them for the last five years.
Read the small print
26 Mar 2020
I have, or I should say I had, an old ZZR1100. To say I love this bike is an understatement.
Covid-19 Update
20 Mar 2020
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak we are now limiting the number of staff working at the office to a minimum with the rest working remotely.
