I got nicked for drink-driving as I blew 130 micrograms in the car park – and that’s the point; I never made it to the road. If I had done, I reckon they would have had me bang to rights, but they mucked up.

My solicitor has said I need to be careful as it’s still less than a year post accident and we don’t know what the future holds. Is my solicitor just being cautious? Or trying to make more fees?

Straddling my motorcycle in traffic with my headphones in listening to a podcast, all hell broke loose as I was barged on to the floor by two scally lads trying to nick my bike.

I got sideswiped by a truck whilst filtering through traffic; he clipped my bike’s rear end, breaking my back light and rear mudguard whilst trying to get out of a junction.

I bought a ‘nearly new’ Suzuki GW250, which the dealer told me had just been serviced. The next day, I was sitting at traffic lights when the engine just stopped.

I’ve come into biking late, passing my test a year ago and buying a CBR600F. Why didn’t I do this earlier, I’d think, every time I hopped on…