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any bike capable of assisting at over 25kph will need to be insured to be road legal, you are also obliged to wear a helmet. Getting a number plate is relatively easy, insurance is difficult to arrange.

I think you won't see UK complaining to France about people crossing the Channel because UK authorities know that France is not obliged to stop immigrants doing so. What UK authorities can do and indeed do, is to pay French police to do the work for them. Same with fencing the Channel Tunnel...

France or UK or any country cannot force people to claim asylum. If you happen to be at sea and see a few migrants without life jackets on their rubber dinghy, would you: 1. ask for their passport 2. ask if they need help

that's your interpretation. All countries signing the Geneva Convention have to examine claims for refuge. The Dublin III regulations simply make the process more efficient, if one country in the EU is still examining the claim, then other EU countries can send the claimant back to that country...

Dublin Regulation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Dublin Regulation (Regulation No. 604/2013; sometimes the Dublin III Regulation; previously the Dublin II Regulation and Dublin Convention) is a European Union (EU) law that determines which EU Member State is responsible for...

are you referring to French giving life jackets to immigrants trying to cross the Channel? if so, what law was broken?

the EU has threatened legal action and this time, it's real. BJ will have to do a U-turn on this, maybe delay the bill long enough for some deal to be agreed then remove the **** clauses.

the Cube 160 weighs 23kgs, the Cube 140 24.75kgs - 8% more. For bikes in this price range, it's worth £500 alone.

regen won't work on crank drives and geared hubs. Even on direct drive hub motors, it won't extend the range for more than 2%-3% because that's roughly the amount you lose through braking.

there is some rumour that BJ will deliver his oven ready brexit deal in the new year and declare his mission accomplished. He'll save the day and our fish. He'll have vanquished VdL and her EU's bureaucrats. He will then retire to his well earned pension and leave Gove to unpick the mess. Gove...

the Canada deal sets a very low bar because it does not include foods. What BJ hopes for is, if the EU gives him the Canada deal, they may give him his GATT clause 24 for fish.

all 3 bikes are high maintenance and high depreciation but my favorite is the Cube 160. High tech, high spec, reasonably priced. What's not to like?

that is of course true, any free trade deal needs to be approved by all 27 members. That's why I think BJ is right to set a very low bar. His tactic is shameful and totally unnecessary, but there is no chance that the UK will breach any treaty any time soon. The EU has interest in doing a deal...

that may be BJ but I don't think he is interested in that. He only needs to win enough concession for his Canada deal and I think he will get it. This time, the UK does have more cards than before the WA.

nobody is talking about voiding the WA. Dispute resolutions are there for disputes like those arising from a no deal, where both sides can negotiate on variations to the treaty. My point is, the UK needed the one year of transition. The EU is interested in long term relationship where its size...

they still can't sue until there is a material breach. I can't see how, even in case of no deal. If for example, the EU can't collect import duty on goods entering NI, what can it do?

We buy stuff from any countries not subject to international sanction. Access to the Single Market is practically automatic, the issue of tariff is a separate issue. The EU make two specific threats regarding NI: 1. to impose EU tariffs (and collect them subject to refunds later) on any goods...

the EU should not have made any threat (clear or veiled) about "UK listing as a 3rd country is not guaranteed" though. That is just as stupid as BJ's single market bill. They can simply require British foods sold in the EU to have appropriate declaration and labelling in case of no deal.

I like torque sensor system for the way it delivers power: smooth, refined, practically instantaneous. As for those with health issues, as long as you don't try to climb killer hills, it's just a matter of choosing the right assist level.

BJ has not broken the WA yet. At least not for a few more years, until the EU has tangible evidence to complain about. It's so stupid that trying as I may, I can't see the benefit of this negotiating strategy.