Bikelawyer’s Andrew Campbell, is MCN’s Legal expert and columnist writing the weekly MCN Law column. Andrew has been writing for MCN for over a decade. Readers write in with their questions and Andrew answers them. Links to the weekly law columns can be found below.
I was in a hit and run
I had an accident when I crashed my beloved Ducati Diavel because I was forced off the road by someone who then fled the scene. I had pretty bad...
Taken out by a pothole
I came off when my front wheel hit a pothole and had a broken wrist and a badly fractured shoulder. I complained to the council but they denied responsibility....
Was I covered on my commute?
In May I was riding to work when I had an accident with a car on a roundabout. I agreed to accept 50% of the blame as we were...
Report is intrusive
I was knocked off my Tiger a year and a half ago and my compensation claim is ongoing. I was in the army for 10 years and was getting...
Cops spotted my wheelie
I have been sent court papers saying I need to go to attend for not being in proper control of my motorcycle and driving without due care and attention....
Lawyers won’t help my son
I had an accident three weeks ago. I was carrying my 16-year-old son on the back when a car pulled out of a side road into my path. Fortunately,...
Can they increase my insurance premium?
I have fully comprehensive insurance. A car pulled out of a junction into my path. Fortunately, I was not injured other than bruising but my bike and leathers were...
They want my sick pay back
In January I was knocked off my bike by a car which pulled out of a side road, and I was unable to work for 3 months. I have...
Is there a blanket 20mph speed limit in Wales?
I am visiting North Wales next month for a motorcycling trip with friends. I have recently been informed that there will be a blanket speed limit of 20mph on...
They wont pay for surgery
I had an accident in 2021. I am getting close to settling my claim and my solicitors sent a schedule of my losses to the other side with a...
Can I park on pavements?
I would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction in relation parking motorbikes on pavements. Last week my son went to pick up a coffee...
The witnesses disagree
I had an accident when overtaking on my way to work. The driver who hit me said I was going well above the speed limit. He said he was...
Am I too late to claim?
I had quite a bad accident in April 2019 caused by a hit and run driver. I was in hospital for a few weeks and have not fully recovered....
Is legal cover worth it?
I am soon to be renewing my bike insurance and previously I paid extra to include legal expenses insurance. I’ve never had to use it and in order to...
Can I sue my solicitor?
4 years ago I was injured when I came off on a diesel spill on a roundabout in London. It covered half a lane of the roundabout. The police...
Will my filtering claim be 50/50?
I was filtering along the outside of a row of slowly moving traffic just on the inside of the central white line at about 5mph faster than the cars...
Knocked off while filtering
I was filtering slowly past a line of slowly moving cars on the right-hand side using the area within the broken chevrons. When I was next to one car...
Should I run my claim myself?
I had an accident 6 weeks ago on the morning commute and the other driver’s insurance have contacted me and said that I don’t need a solicitor to claim...
Unhappy with my solicitor
I was involved in a nasty crash a couple of years ago when a Mini driver turned across my path and sent me flying over the bonnet. I was...
Horse muck hazard
I was riding through a village near my mum’s house when I came to a bend and there was horse poo in lumps and spread over the road where...
