Pothole claim

Ended up having to get two new springs and two new tyres after hitting a pothole in North Lanarkshire.
Has anyone had a successful claim against any Scottish council lately and if so, can give any pointers?
Or is it just not worth the hassle involved cos I will get nowhere anyway?

The issue above highlights why I was asking in the first place whether to bother with the hassle of applying.

My car was driving fine, I hit the pothole, immediately afterwards I felt and heard a rubbing noise and within a hundred yards, my tyre went bang. Spring had broken, lodged a sharp edge in the tyre, and proceeded to do a perfect 360 degree laceration of the inner sidewall.

If asked how to prove that was a result of hitting the pothole then no chance of doing that but all common sense says it was the pothole? But how do you prove the spring was fine beforehand? My last MOT was 4000 miles ago and no advisories?