A drunk motorbike rider who was involved in a collision and fled the scene has been fined and banned from the road for 2 years at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court where he was described as ‘every driver’s worst nightmare’.
21-year old Wayne Miller was riding Peugeot Speedfight 100 motorbike when he pulled out of a side road without looking and crashed straight into the side of a car. The driver of the car asked Mr. Miller to exchange insurance details when he fled the scene of the accident. Police were called and Miller was found and arrested shortly afterwards, his mobile phone being part of the wreckage.
He was breath-tested at the police station where he was found to be more than twice the legal limit. Miller confessed to driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without motorbike insurance and driving otherwise than in accordance with his licence. He was given a 12-month supervision order including 60 hours of community work, as well as being banned from driving for 2 years and being ordered to pay £260 in compensation and costs.
UK motorbike insurance company Bennetts have launched a new advertising camapign focused on reaching a wider audience of bikers and forms part of an overall rebrand for the insurance providers.
The new ‘Whatever You Ride’ initiative aims to highlight the diverse nature within the British motorbike riding community. Each advert features a comparison between two completely different kinds of riders, showing that a cheap motorcycle insurance deal is available for all types of riders.
The new creative, designed and developed by advertising agency VCCP Blue, includes comparisons such as ‘From Hell’s Angels to Daddy’s Angels‘ and ‘From Naked to Fully Dressed‘. It also coincides with the launch of the new look bennetts.co.uk website which features a much simpler and easier navigation making it easier to obtain motorbike insurance online.
Online insurance broker CompareTheMarket.com have recently added to the usefulness of their website by launching a new online insurance comparison service for motorbike insurers.
The easy-to-use service allows bike enthusiasts to compare motorbike insurance online from all the leading providers, including Bennetts, eBike, MCE and more.
Compare The Market has proved particularly popular and is one of the main insurance comparison websites in the UK, in many cases saving consumers hundreds of pounds.
Motorcyclists in the south west were given the opportunity to learn essential motorbike riding safety tips and advice at the Bike Safe event at Haynes Motor Museum in Spartford last weekend.
More than 500 bikers were given the chance to try out different motorbikes and develop their riding skills. The convoy of riders also enjoyed being able to ride on public roads under a police convoy.
The Bike Safe event is organised annually by Avon and and Somerset police, in partnership with local road safety groups, with the main aim being to improve road safety and awareness in the local bike riding community and encourage further training courses.
Motorbike insurance company Express Insurance are set to give away a KTM 150 SX in an exciting new online competition.
The title sponsor of the ACU British Youth Motocross Championship and insurance sponsor of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship, Express Insurance are heavily involved in off road motor sport and see this as the future of the sport.
In recognition of this, the ACU have thrown in a free licence to the 2010 British Youth Motocross Championship season, giving teh lucky winner every chance of getting involved in the sport.
Express Insurance are a leading intermediary insurance company offering a range of specialist insurance deals, with tailor made policies for those even with points on their licence. The competition can be entered by visiting www.winwithexpress.co.uk.
