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Planning your motorbike tour to France

Whatever type of motorcycle you ride, continental Europe promises drier, smoother and emptier roads than those here in Britain. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you need a big multi-cylinder machine to explore the roads of Europe. Just make certain you have European motorcycle breakdown cover and off you go. After all, in the 1960s, scooter riders thought nothing of…

Uninsured drivers enjoy 92% chance of getting away with it

If you are one of Britain’s one million uninsured drivers, you are more than likely to get away with it. Despite ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras in some police force areas identifying over 4,000 uninsured vehicles every day, very few drivers receive a penalty or are sent for prosecution. In 2018, only 79,713 drivers received penalty points for having…

ETA: Our custom bikes 2009-2019

They’ve earned two Guinness World Records, television appearances around the world and over one million views on YouTube; the ETA’s custom bikes are more than a chance for us to have fun publicising our name – each project has helped us highlight a particular issue that faces cyclists. Our custom bicycles from ETA on Vimeo. The Guinness World Record-winning Hornster…

Stocking filler giveaway: Zpurs

Zpurs is a unique and simple way of carrying your shoes, boots or high heels…or making impromptu Christmas tree decorations. British firm Neatcleats has developed Zpurs as a simple clipping mechanism for just about every type of shoe that allows you to clip your footwear wherever you like. For those who use cleats, they’re a great way to carry alternative…

Pop-up zebra crossing in Harrow

Our whistle stop winter tour of schools in desperate need of a safe road crossing continued this week in Harrow. Saint Jerome School has been campaigning for a zebra crossing without success so this week we offered their protest a boost with our pop-up zebra crossing. Pupils were joined by a local councillor and two prospective MPs as the inflatable…