Legal Q&A
Legal Q&A
-
Q&A: White Line Woes
Posted
by
Q Despite living in a tiny village, we have a huge concentration of bikers. We started a club about 15 years ago and we’ve got around 15-20 ‘oldies’ and about 10 ‘young ‘uns’ and. Over Easter we decided to arrange a group ride out to the coast. About 10 or so lads and lasses rocked…
-
Q&A: Truck washing caused ‘off’
Posted
by
Our specialist motoring solicitor Andrew Prendergast guides readers through their legal trials and troubles Q I am an all-year-round biker because I don’t have a car licence and love riding bikes. I got ‘bitten by the biking bug’ back in the nineties, and I’ve ridden all around the world twice (amongst many other trips). I…
-
Q&A: Speeding in Spain
Posted
by
Our specialist motoring solicitor Andrew Prendergast guides bikers through their legal trials and troubles Q I’m a police officer and have been on the job for nearly ten years. I’ve got a mate who’s been in six months longer than me and he has just been revetted. It’s a hot topic at the moment and…
-
Legal Q&A: Court for chap who taxed wrong bike
Posted
by
Q We are very fortunate and both I and my partner have a bike each in the garage (we bought matching MT-09s a few years ago). As summer was ending, I made a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN) declaration for both bikes around last September. However, as we had a mild October I got road…
-
Legal Q&A: Snow from car floors biker
Posted
by
Q I am an all-year-round biker doing about 40,000 miles a year whether it be rain, sunshine or snow. To be blunt, I do not have a choice because I do not have a car, so the bike is it. Whilst it snowed at the back end of last year, the roads were generally pretty…
-
Legal Q&A: Unhappy biker wants to sue the judge…
Posted
by
Q. Last year I was trying to get across town for a job interview. Unfortunately, I was running late so decided to take my MT07. The traffic was super heavy, so I started overtaking using an area of white diagonal stripes. I was desperate to be on time as I hated my old job. Despite…
-
Legal Q&A: Pillion wife to sue husband
Posted
by
Q. I am utterly confused. Please help us! Over the summer I was riding along a country lane with my wife on the back. I have an array of different bikes (I am truly lucky) and that evening we decided to jump on the Goldwing. It’s a big old lump, but it’s super comfy! The…
-
Legal Q&A: Awkward situation with mate’s prank…
Posted
by
Q Over the last couple of years my mates have all started heading away from sports bikes and down the green lane riding route. Lured by a fun day out, last year I bought a Husqvarna 701 and started kitting it out to make it even more awesome. That included fitting a rekluse clutch. To…
-
Legal Q&A: Delivery driver and bankrupt insurer woes…
Posted
by
Q Around two years, ago I was just minding my own business trundling along the high street on my Yamaha XJ600. I had just gone over a pedestrian crossing after letting a little old man walk over it. Just after that, I indicated and then began to turn right into a side road as I…
-
Legal Q&A: ‘Bicycle’ loophole?
Posted
by
Q: I have recently been stopped by the Met Police and offered a fixed penalty offer of three points and a fine for stopping in an ‘Advanced Stop Line’ box on my ‘motor bicycle’ in London. This is the box cyclists can use to wait at the head of stationary traffic stopped at red lights…
