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  • Dealer fitted the wrong tyre speed rating to my motorcycle: Can I sue them?

    Dealer fitted the wrong tyre speed rating to my motorcycle: Can I sue them?

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    Q. I had a new tyre fitted to my GSXR1000 by a small garage local to me. About a month later I took my bike to my main dealer for a service after I got back from Germany. Whilst in Germany I had ridden around the Nürburgring at speeds of up to 180mph. The problem…

  • I got knocked off my bike by a provisional licence holder: what can I do?

    I got knocked off my bike by a provisional licence holder: what can I do?

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    Q. Have I got problems? I was riding my CBR600rr down a residential road when a car reversed straight out of a drive in front of me. I had no chance of braking and “T-boned” his rear passenger door. Luckily it was only a little car, and I flew like superman over the top instead…

  • Can I claim against an event organiser?

    Can I claim against an event organiser?

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    Q. My wife bought me and my son a motor experience day off the internet. – the morning involved driving round the track in supercars, and riding a motorcycle around a grass off-road area in the afternoon. The morning went fine, but when it came to the afternoon I told the two chaps “supervising” the…

  • Can I stop a motorcycle in a London cycle box?

    Can I stop a motorcycle in a London cycle box?

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    Q. I was recently pulled over by the Police for stopping in an “Advanced Stop Line” box on my “motor bicycle” in London, and offered a fixed penalty of 3 points plus a fine. This is the box cyclists can use to wait at the head of stationary traffic at red lights. I was just going…

  • Be alert for ‘clocked’ vehicles

    Be alert for ‘clocked’ vehicles

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      Vehicle history expert, www.hpicheck.com, is warning used car buyers that 2013 saw an increase of 3% in the number of vehicles on the road with a mileage discrepancy, potentially signalling a worrying trend of more dodgy sellers ‘clocking’ vehicles to earn extra money.  The practice of clocking a car or motorbike – adjusting the mileage…

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