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Unintended Consequences

October 31, 2016 Longrider 3

I’ve been away over the weekend so am late commenting on this. Uber drivers are not self-employed and should be paid the “national living wage”, […]

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One of Those Days

October 7, 2016 Longrider 2

Yesterday, one of my candidates passed his module 1 motorcycle test. Nothing unusual in that, of course, as it is a regular occurrence. However, this […]

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Beware Bennetts

August 20, 2016 Longrider 9

I am a part time motorcycle instructor. Like many riders, I have been insured with Bennetts and advised them at the time of taking out my […]

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Long Day

August 9, 2016 Longrider 0

Today, I am trying to fit the proverbial quart into a pint pot. A CBT followed by  a long drive north ready for PTS training […]

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It’s A Train

March 6, 2016 Longrider 14

Driverless lorries on the M6. A stretch of the M6 near Carlisle has been earmarked as a potential test route for the automated juggernauts, which […]

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That Was the Week

June 28, 2015 Longrider 13

Blogging has been light of late. This is because work has kept me so busy, I’ve had neither time nor inclination. After spending seven hours […]

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I Didn’t Know

May 26, 2015 Longrider 12

Thus sayeth the idiot who mowed down a three-year old on a pavement. He claims two things; firstly that he has been misrepresented and secondly, […]

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R80R Update

April 19, 2015 Longrider 9

Since I last posted about this bike, I’ve added a few tweaks. Because I wanted this to be a working machine as well as a […]

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The GNI

March 22, 2015 Longrider 10

We’ve all had them, everyone who has ever taught driving or riding will recognise the GNI – the God never intendeds. The people, who, so […]