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The road tax disc is going: get the facts
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As of 1 October 2014, the Driving Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) will stop issuing paper tax discs. HPI, provider of www.hpicheck.com, warns bikers to be aware of the changes and highlights the risk of a fine, as well as facing penalty charges against a vehicle they no longer own. Bike owners still need to have vehicle…
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Driver given two-year sentence for speed camera attack
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Nottinghamshire driver Adrian Smith has been given a two year custodial sentence for the attack on a speed camera situated on the A57 near Newton-on-Trent on 23rd February 2014. Smith had originally denied attacking the camera but later admitted his part, insisting the camera had been attacked earlier by persons unknown. Smith said the camera was partially damaged when…
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Calls to help prosecute foreign drivers involved in motorcycle crashes
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Brake, the road safety charity, has joined a coalition of organisations calling for the UK government to support a proposal to help police catch risky, law-breaking drivers from other countries. The European Commission proposal, published today and backed by TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, would allow police across the EU to pursue traffic offences against drivers of…
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Help needed: Have you seen this man? ‘Good Samaritan’ robs stricken motorcyclist
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A man pretending to aide a fallen biker instead robbed him as he lay bleeding on the ground following a crash. The crash, involving a blue Triumph Bonneville, occurred outside the LIDL in Uxbridge Road, Hayes, shortly after 5pm on 7th June. The Metropolitan Police has released the image of a man they wish to speak…
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Local authorities to be able to close public roads for motorsport events
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Local communities will be able to stage motor sports events on public roads, including stage rallies, hill climbs and trials of speed, the Prime Minister announced today during the official opening of a new Formula One Williams factory in Oxfordshire. In response to a consultation that ran earlier this year the Government will now legislate…
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Does buying a write-off affect my insurance?
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We spoke to Dave Bowcock, MD of Principal Insurance to find out if buying a damaged-repairable bike could affect your policy premiums… “Usually if a bike has been written off and given a category of C or D, it’s because it is deemed uneconomical to repair. Depending on the damage, most insurers don’t have a problem…
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Police increase deployment across London for road safety
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More than 500 Police officers are being deployed at key junctions across London during an intensive two-week operation to promote road safety for all road users. The Met’s Safer Transport Command and Transport for London are continuing to build on the success of Operation Safeway which targets unlawful behaviour by motorists, lorry drivers, cyclists and…
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Speeding fines could “increase to up to £10,000”
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Proposals are being considered by the Government, which could see fines for speeding and other offences increase drastically. Currently, the maximum fine for speeding on the motorway is £2,500; the new proposals could see this increase four-fold to £10,000. Fines for other speeding offences and driving without insurance could also see increases. Justice Minister Jeremy…
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Motorcycle legal advice: Was the speed camera illegal?
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Q. I was out with some mates for a blast up the coast near where I live on my new MT-09. I went for an overtake, and in all honesty I was doing about 45mph in 30mph when I spotted a speed camera van parked up in a well dodgy position on the side of…
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I fell off my bike on oil. Cooking oil.
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Q. I have a weird situation… My mate lives out in the sticks in a little housing estate. I swung round to see him on my XJR1300 and as I turned into his close my front-end slipped away and I tumbled off. I hit the deck and fractured my elbow. Upon getting up I saw the road was…
