Charity | Posted on August 27th, 2025 | return to news

Dorset motorbike charity DocBike teams up with Bikesure

The motorcycle insurance broker Bikesure has given a financial boost to local charity DocBike, which attends collisions.

The Dorset-based charity DocBike, which provides rapid response bikes ridden by specialist trauma doctors to help reach vehicle collision casualties in the quickest time possible, has been given a financial boost by motorcycle insurance broker Bikesure.

DocBike relies on fundraising and donations to attend collisions that often cause serious or fatal injuries.

As well as Dorset, the charity currently operates in Staffordshire, Devon, Sussex, Cheshire, Somerset and Avon, Humberside and North Yorkshire but hopes to bring its expertise and support to riders and emergency services in other counties in the future. Increased visibility and financial backing gained from the partnership with Bikesure will only help those efforts, according to key figures within the team

Ian Mew, co-founder and trustee of the charity that was set up in Dorset in 2013 said: “We don’t have any paid members of staff. As a community-led organisation, we must save every penny we can to run the charity, so that we can use people’s donations to the greatest effect.

“It costs us over £60,000 to put a fully equipped DocBike on the roads, so working with Bikesure to reduce the costs of our insurance is not only very much appreciated, but helps us save lives too.”

Rob Balls, general manager of Bikesure, said: “We are proud to team up with some amazing organisations — and that’s certainly what DocBike is.

“Any effort to save lives is one we can all get behind, and it’s no wonder that the public support this great charity by attending ride outs and fundraising in other ways too.

“Naturally, we hope no rider needs to benefit from the expertise of DocBike, but having it available means that lives are being saved. No words can convey the importance and value of that.”