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Throw It Out?

12th August 2013

In May this year, the Irish Houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann (House of Representatives) and Seanad Éireann (the Senate) Joint Committee on Transport and Communications sent its opinion to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union regarding the Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) proposal. In reference to motorcycling the opinion, “Is of […]

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PSNI – Collision Advice

11th August 2013

We have come across this on-line booklet from the PSNI – Collision Advice – A step by step guide for motorists involved in a collision on the road. The advice offered in the booklet includes the primary role of the police in investigating road collisions and what type of road collisions they will or not […]

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Track & Road Events

9th August 2013

Bishopscourt set to welcome Adelaide Masters Series Tomorrow, Saturday 10th August, the third event of the 2013 Adelaide Masters Series season heads to Northern Ireland and the ultra fast Bishopscourt track. The Co. Down circuit is preparing for one of its biggest events of the season as it welcomes the championship for the single day […]

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MAG Vacancies

5th August 2013

The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) reports that it has vacancies at MAG Central, based near Warwick. The vacancies, that aim to take over from the roles of the employees that recently left and which are outlined in MAG’s announcement, seem to be looking for individuals or an individual to take up the mantle of […]

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Phil’s “Good Idea”

27th July 2013

On the BMF’s rider magazine website, Right To Ride debates with Phil Bennion on his RWT amendments. Rider Magazine published a summary of our article entitled – “Down to the Wire” which we published on the 28th June 2013: “Down to the Wire is a round up of the issues and articles put up on […]

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Moving DVA Services

22nd July 2013

With less than a week in his new “job” the new Minister for the Department of the Environment (DOE) Mark Durkin is continuing his predecessor, Alex Atwood’s defence to keep the delivery of vehicle and registration services here in Northern Ireland. The Department for Transport (DfT) in London has announced a consultation which will look […]

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Sainsburys Bangor

21st July 2013

Over on the Right To Ride Facebook page there was some discussion regarding the issue of other vehicles using the motorcycle parking at Sainsburys in Bangor. Back in November 2011 we reported on the new Sainsbury’s being built beside Homebase in Bangor had a dedicated motorcycle parking bay opposite the front doors of the new […]

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Irish Data Refusal

18th July 2013

At Right To Ride we believe that this joint statement from the European & UK Branches of IAATI (International Association of Auto Theft Investigators) might be of interest to Irish riders and indeed for riders across Europe. The statement is in relation to the refusal of the Irish Police to release data on all stolen […]

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Road Race Consultation

12th July 2013

On Wednesday 10th July 2013 Roads Minister Danny Kennedy launched a public consultation on proposals to amend Road Racing legislation in Northern Ireland – The Public Consultation is open until 7 October 2013. While the Department for Regional Development has no responsibility for sporting policy or funding, it does facilitates road racing events by making […]

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Breast Way Round NI

11th July 2013

Breast Way Round originated in Scotland as an idea to raise money for Macmillan Cancer and also raise the profile of female bikers at the same time. This took the shape of a 450 mile run over 3 days up the west coast of Scotland. This has now blossomed into an annual event, now in […]

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