BIKELINE (a trading name of Alyson France & Co. solicitors) was developed in 1998 by solicitor Alyson France to help her co-bikers and cyclists. Fed-up of hearing tales of woe from friends about legal jargon, cases taking years to conclude and lawyers not understanding the position of cyclists and motorcyclists, she decided to do something about it by setting up her own practice, offering a down-to-earth and friendly but efficient and modern service.
A keen biker, Alyson was brought up on the Isle of Man where her parents were keen bikers and had a guest-house full of bikers during the TT, Southern Hundred and Manx Grand Prix.
Alyson is also a keen cyclist (i.e. no engine!) and took up cycling at the age of 16, adding cyclists to her parents’ guests during the sadly now-defunct Manx Cycling Week. She raced from 16 to 24, when she too was the victim of a negligent car driver who put an end to her racing season and gave her first-hand experience of being the victim.
In March 2003 Alyson was joined by experienced solicitor Aidan Jones, himself a keen motorcyclist and daily commuter, to help with the increasing number of clients who found Bikeline’s service to be what they were looking for. In 2004 Aidan became a partner, and in 2005 took over as principal of the firm when Alyson semi-retired. Alyson now works remotely as a consultant, via the miracle of computer link, as a consultant to the firm from her home in Mallorca.
Aidan has kept Alyson’s original philosophy and continues at the helm to offer the same informal but efficient service, assisted by Jon Lear, also an experienced solicitor.
Bikeline now has a great team of 8 working to help clients. The testimonials from clients on oure What clients say about our service page speak for themselves.
We can't claim to have ridden in the TT or raced motorcycles, but we use qualified solicitors (not "claims managers") to handle each claim and who are members of the Law Society's Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme. All of our solicitors are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
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