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Beware track bikes with no V5

Marc Abbott, 20 November 2009 15:06

Be very careful if you are buying a track bike, even from a dealer, and it doesn't have a V5 registration document because 'the chassis number has been removed to prevent a V5 being issued and it being used on the road'. Save cash on motorcycle insurance The whole point of a frame number is that it provides continuity and ...

Legal advice: Where do I stand with iffy indication?

Chris Dabbs, 18 September 2009 11:00

Here's MCN reader Ryan Little's plight... So there I was on a nice national speed limit road and I come round a corner at 40mph and there's a farm quad with a trailer, two-up going about 20mph. The guy on the back saw me and puts his right arm out (as if to let me past). I looked past them, ...

Failing to stop for the police

Anonymous, 16 February 2008 18:11

I was caught doing 50mph in a 30mph zone by policeman who claims he was stood at the side of the road and tried to pull me over. I did not see him and now I am being summoned to court for speeding and failing to stop. Can anybody give me advice and tell me the max penalty I can get. My speed was recorded by a ...

Legal advice: Part 36 offer to settle

Chris Dabbs, 30 May 2007 06:00

We have received enquiries from readers this week about Part 36 Offers.This is to do with offers to settle and in these cases it refers to accidents.Here we offer advice on what to do. Question: Can Someone enlighten on "Part 36 Offers" I am in dispute with a 4x4 driver who drove into the right-side of my bike while I ...

MCN speeding advice helped me

alford, 20 April 2007 17:13

In June of last year (2006) I received a notice of intended prosecution for speeding (89mph in a 70mph limit). After reading MCN advice, and forwarding the suggested letter and heeding the advice given, I received a further letter threatening to prosecute me for failing to give requested details (name and address etc.) On MCN's advice I forwarded copies of ...