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DVLA incompetence strips riders of entitlement
By Visordown News on 05/01/2007 18:33:23
MAG highlight errors in DVLA system
UK BIKERS MAY lose their motorcycle entitlement when they send their licence to the DVLA to be updated, that's the word from the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG-UK), who represent the interests of UK motorcyclists. The group are very concerned
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Police say no to biker festival
By Visordown News on 01/05/2008 17:41:25
Cops fear revenge over M40 shooting at Rock and Blues Custom Show
POLICE HAVE written to to South Derbyshire District Council objecting to a licence being granted for the The Rock and Blues Custom Show, as it could provide Hell's Angels with an opportunity to avenge the murder of Mottingham biker Gerry Tobin
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Learn To Ride with Visordown: Getting started
By Tim Skilton on 04/07/2007 17:56:55
The motorcycle test changes next year
, starting with which licence to choose, how to apply for it and the type of courses on offer.Getting startedThere are different ways you can get a licence to ride a motorcycle, moped or scooter, depending on your age and the type of machine you want to ride
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UK motorcycle club racing guide
By Robin Goodwin on 20/05/2011 09:54:43
Details for the main racing clubs in the UK
ACU licence test on a trackday. We list the cost, dates and application form you'll need.Suspension setupSuspension can provide a huge boost in your race performance. Learn how to get the best from your suspension with our motorcycle suspension setup
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Driver fined £250 over death of young motorcyclis
By Tim Skilton on 31/07/2007 13:45:42
Delivery driver held licence for only two months
A DRIVER who had held his full licence for only two months has been fined £250 after a fatal collision with a teenage motorcyclist.Faisal Iqbal, 27, of Tilehurst, collided with 17-year-old Michael Ryan, on April 22, 2006, killing the young rider
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Government to clamp down on speeders
By Visordown News on 20/11/2008 08:14:57
Caught speeding twice? Expect to lose your licence under new government proposals
ROAD USERS who seriously break the speed limit just twice could lose their licence under new Government proposals.Announced as part of a consultation paper on speeding offences on British roads, the news comes as just one of the measures outlined
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Serial drink-driver jailed for biker's death
By Visordown News on 08/11/2010 13:14:44
TWO previous convictions, no licence and now this. Are we too soft on repeat offenders?
after ploughing his father's car into the path of the biker.Wright had taken the vehicle without his father's consent.Sheffield Crown Court also heard Wright had two previous convictions for drink driving and has never held a driving licence. Sentencing
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Government announces road tax increase
By Visordown News on 26/03/2010 11:59:06
What are you playing at, Darling?
MOTORCYCLE road fund licence - better known as road tax - is set to rise from April 1st 2010, the Government announced earlier this week in the Budget.Motorcycle road tax increases: Above 600cc: £66 to £70 401cc and 600cc: £48 to £50 Unchanged:151cc
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Police seize 20 bikes in weekend crackdown
By Visordown News on 12/05/2008 19:53:20
'A significant number of bikers failed to have valid insurance or a proper driving licence' say Police
SURREY POLICE seized twenty motorcycles over the past weekend, as part of a crackdown on law-breaking bikers.The operation was carried out by the county's Police Force and the Surrey Safety Camera Partnership. During the operation officers collared
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Coroner blasts bike dealer over full power motorcycle sale
By Visordown News on 07/01/2010 03:34:56
'The bike should not have left the premises' says grieving relative
A STAFFORDSHIRE bike dealer has come under fire from a coroner for selling a full power motorcycle to a man with a restricted licence, who was later involved in a fatal bike smash.Gareth Bowen, 20, from Meir, was killed on the A518 The Dove Way
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