DVA Recognised

The DVA – Driver & Vehicle Agency has been recognised for exceptionally high standards in customer service Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today – Friday 14th February 2014 – congratulated the DVA on retaining the prestigious Customer Service Excellence Standard. The award is given to organisations that demonstrate that they are efficient, effective, excellent, equitable […]

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Stars At The Show

Stars to attend Adelaide/Blackhorse Motorcycle Festival For motorcycle fans all roads lead to the King’s Hall in Belfast where the Annual Adelaide/Blackhorse Motorcycle Festival will run from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th. The thousands of festival-goers should be sure to bring their autograph books with them as a glittering array of stars from […]

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Rider Record – O’Reilly Stewart

O’REILLY STEWART SOLICITORS SUPPORTS RIGHT TO RIDE Right to Ride has teamed up with O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors to assist riders in obtaining early legal advice if involved in a motorcycle accident. Following its research, Right to Ride has found that most riders are unaware of how best to record accident details or what if any […]

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Island Trikers Street Collection

Yesterday saw the annual Christmas street collection in Belfast by the “Island Trikers” for their chosen charity, the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children. The group use their trikes, some costumes and gentle persuasion, along with bright yellow Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children t-Shirts – very extra large to go over bike gear – […]

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Boxstars – The Rivals

People may wonder what a boxing ring and two insurance company CEOs going head to head next month has anything to do with motorcycling. The simple answer is nothing at all, but it is all for a good cause which is the Prince’s Trust Millions Makers campaign ! At Right To Ride we have had […]

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MoT Exemption

Historic vehicles exempt from MoT NI Direct Government Services has reported on their news page that from Monday 30th September 2013, motor cars, motorcycles and light goods vehicles manufactured or registered before 1960 will be exempt from the mandatory MoT testing. NI Direct say, “MOT reminders will no longer be issued for these vehicles. The Driver […]

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New Fixed Penalty Notices

Tomorrow, Friday 16th August 2013 sees the introduction in England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) of a new Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for careless driving and a rise in existing fixed penalty levels for most motoring offences. These changes will NOT be introduced into Northern Ireland! The Department for Transport (DfT) in GB states, “The […]

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Missing B26

An Article from Ken German a former head of the motorcycle unit at the Metropolitan Police’s stolen vehicle squad and now advises bike makers and insurers. It’s now over 75 years ago that Mr D Thomson went to Pride and Clark motorcycles of 158 Stockwell Road in Brixton SW9 and bought himself a new black […]

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SORN – Down South

For riders down south of the border MAG Ireland, the Irish Motorcyclists’ Action Group, are highlighting changes to the system of declaring a vehicle off road and thus avoiding the requirement to pay motor tax for the period of non use. The existing arrangement is that a vehicle owner got their signature witnessed on forms […]

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MOT Scam

nidirect Government services, the official government website for Northern Ireland citizens, is urging people to be alert to an unofficial MOT booking website. The alert concerns a potential scam website claiming to be the Driver & Vehicle Agency’s (DVA) MOT online booking facility. The unofficial site’s address is nidirect-gov.co.uk, which is very similar to the […]

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