duncan Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 This has been bugging me. You will have all seen the motorcycle learners carrying the huge bag of food on their backs for certain food delivery companies. How do they manage to get insurance for commercial work as learners ? Or are they ignoring that, along with their employers ? Is it even legal to ride a motorbike wearing a large backpack, as it must make them unstable ? Anyone know ? Irritates me, along with the electric scooters being used illegally on the road & pavement, often without lights. Thanks Duncan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 I’d be surprised if they had cover for “work use” but not illegal for backpacks or big fixed boxes and panniers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 The company they are delivering for would have a company wide blanket cover. The L plates are so anybody is covered almost immediately. A better question would be - are they capable of driving safely Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted June 22, 2022 Report Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RogerH said: The company they are delivering for would have a company wide blanket cover. I think that's very unlikely for most operators in the gig economy. Deliveroo, for example, leaves it to its riders to sort out their own insurance. There are plenty of criminal cases brought to court of "no insurance" involving food delivery activities, I assume the police do a lot of checking. [EDIT] Just checked and one of the biggest providers of food delivery rider insurance will indeed insure learner riders, provided they've taken their basic CBT. Nigel Edited June 22, 2022 by Bleednipple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 13 hours ago, RogerH said: A better question would be - are they capable of driving safely No problem. They do it all the time in China. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Misfit Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 13 hours ago, Bleednipple said: I think that's very unlikely for most operators in the gig economy. Deliveroo, for example, leaves it to its riders to sort out their own insurance. There are plenty of criminal cases brought to court of "no insurance" involving food delivery activities, I assume the police do a lot of checking. [EDIT] Just checked and one of the biggest providers of food delivery rider insurance will indeed insure learner riders, provided they've taken their basic CBT. Nigel Like Quote Link to post Share on other sites
duncan Posted June 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2022 Interesting, as I thought unregulated, unaccountable & untouchable. Thinking back, were these names for RN WW2 U class subs ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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