Riders are Voters

Question Time Events – Meet & Question Your MP

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:25:30 +0000

Riders Are Voters (RAV) are organising Question Time events accross the country so that riders can have a chance to ask questions of their Parlaimentary Candidates.

These events are being held in dealer showrooms, so that the politicians have to come to us and meet us in our world!

If one of these events are close to you, please come along and meet the politicians who are asking for your votes.

Find out what they want to do about the potholes, or the way that the DSA is making it nearly impossible for youngsters to get a bike licence.

Ask them whether they support the fitting of non-slip manhole covers, or the provision of secure free parking. What about their attitudes to car driver training, wearing compulsory hi-viz or power limits for bikes?

How do they feel about the bike industry and everyone who works in it?

This is your chance to ask them.

The press are going to be there to listen.

Events schedule:

MARCH 29TH @ DAVE MILLINGS MOTORCYCLES, WHITEHAVEN, CUMBRIA, FROM 7.30PM

APRIL 3RD @ THE MANCHESTER BIKE SHOW

APRIL 6TH @ FOWLERS OF BRISTOL

APRIL 8TH @ GEORGE WHITE SUZUKI, SLOUGH, BERKS

APRIL 13TH @ C&A SUPERBIKES, KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK

MP taken for a ride by RAV supporter Watsonian sidecars

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:53:24 +0000

RAV supporter Watsonian-Squire recently arranged a sidecar ride for Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, not only to highlight the success story of the company and how it has survived the recession but also, as we head
towards a General Election, they discussed the effect on motorcycle businesses of the burden of legislation imposed on them, which the Conservative Party has pledged to tackle through its regulatory agenda.

Speaking after the visit Mr Clifton-Brown said “Everything I have seen today has greatly impressed me, from the management side of the business to the craftsmanship and pride the staff take in manufacturing such an excellent product?”

“Businesses, in particular those in the manufacturing sector, have faced so many challenges since 1997 and yet Watsonian-Squire has overcome these. An incoming Conservative Government would be unashamedly pro-business precisely because of firms like this – they are the wealth and job creators that have all too often been neglected.”

If you have any stories like this about your local MP be sure to send them to us. You can do that by using our contact form

Cancellation of Reciprocal Health Agreement EDM

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:20:07 +0000

We have today received news of an Early Day Motion (EDM) to defer the cancellation of the reciprocal health agreement between the Isle of Man and the UK, which is due to happen on 1st April 2010, unless we do something to stop it.

If you wish to find out more information as well as a template letter you can send to your MP, then visit the Cancellation of Reciprocal Health Agreement website by clicking the following link:

http://cancellationofreciprocalhealthagreement.org

Cessation of Reciprocal Health Agreement Costing Motorcycle Sport Thousands

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:56:36 +0000

The recent cessation of the reciprocal health provision agreement between the UK Government and the Isle of Man and Channel Islands is having a serious impact on UK motorcycle sport.

The Isle of Man TT and the Manx GP are significant revenue earners for both the IOM Govt and the UK Govt and for many years the Health agreement has enabled riders from the mainland to participate in Isle of Man events. The new arrangements are costing the sport in excess of £100,000 in additional insurance to enable riders to compete. In an already depressed sector, these additional pressures are having a detrimental effect on amateur sport.

RAV and the ACU calls for the UK Govt to revisit the agreement.

If you haven’t done it already, please sign the petition by clicking HERE