Hit a pothole. Cracked the alloy, and popped the tyre.
Pothole
- Thread starter H Rafiq
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Good luck with claiming. I live in Gloucestershire & the council are actually proud thry have one of the lowest rates in the country for allowing claims.
Claimed after a pothole bent a wheel & destroyed a tyre. Claim disallowed because "pothole at edge of tarmac and easily avoided". Not on a narrow country road in the face of an approaching full size artic that is hardly slowing down it's not.
Claimed after a pothole bent a wheel & destroyed a tyre. Claim disallowed because "pothole at edge of tarmac and easily avoided". Not on a narrow country road in the face of an approaching full size artic that is hardly slowing down it's not.
State of the roads is a pisstake. I have to literally slalom around about 20 potholes on my way to work, as i have 18's and super light alloys on mine. Last time i broke one Team Dynamics had to make me one to a special order in the factory, and i was driving around with one odd wheel for 6 weeks.
So you absolutely can't win !!!!!
Councils say you can swerve to avoid potholes so it is your fault if you hit one.
Police say - Motorists who swerve late could be prosecuted for careless driving, it has been warned, as the scourge of potholes continues to plague UK streets.
Councils say you can swerve to avoid potholes so it is your fault if you hit one.
Police say - Motorists who swerve late could be prosecuted for careless driving, it has been warned, as the scourge of potholes continues to plague UK streets.
Almost 1,000 drivers awarded pothole damage claims in Stoke-on-Trent
One driver was awarded almost £46,000, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
www.bbc.com
This give me hope
Hope you have a successful claim mate. Our roads are a disgrace and they're getting worse by the dayAlmost 1,000 drivers awarded pothole damage claims in Stoke-on-Trent
One driver was awarded almost £46,000, a Freedom of Information request reveals.www.bbc.com
This give me hope
Count yourself lucky, I hid a large pothole in Feb, and needed a new steering rack @ £3k
What we paying road tax for? If councils have to spend so much in compensation for pothole damages, why not just repair the potholes as soon as possible? Prevention is better than cure.
The very reason they stopped calling it ROAD TAX and re named it VED was so they could just spend the TAX where they want.
They wanted to remove any expectation that the tax would be spent on the road.
They have probably worked out that it is cheaper to pay out the claims, than it is to fix the potholes!
You'd think!
Councils are a joke, the only expenditure you can guarantee will be their 'pat on the back' bonuses & if you live in the west country, employment for many grown men to use a leaf blower along the roadside. It's a ******* joke.
Feel for you though, that's some really nasty damage.
Last year I tried to get the council to cover my wheel damage from a deep pothole, which was also on a tight bend, but no, they wouldn't have it. They fobbed me off with bullshit, saying it had been inspected & was safe, so basically fk off.
I hope you have better luck mate.
Claim submitted. Very thorough questionnaire from the council…
Very thorough questionnaire from the council…Good luck mate, and may you get every penny out of them you deserveClaim submitted.
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