Hit a pothole, what to do next?

[Tsippy]

swerni said:

peeves said:

Vic Cooper said:

What to do next? Avoid potholes

swerni said:

slow down next time

HTH

The pothole is at the bottom of a small hill in the road, completly unavoidable unless you want to cause an accident.
Also, was doing around 55-60MPH

Any other gems of advice?

Edited by peeves on Tuesday 4th January 20:39

slow down a lot

Or invest in a hovercraft

[peeves]

swerni said:

peeves said:

swerni said:

ps if the pothole were that big and all the other cars were travelling at the same speed as you (hence you couldn't slow down) there must have been a huge queue of cars with blown tyres

We are cynical. No other cars going my way - don't know if other have hit it. Anything else?


I only really want to do it to prove a point - my road tax and every other stting tax I pay is meant to keep the roads in good condition. They are completely unusable in some parts. I want to cause the council as much aggro as possible.

you won't cause them agro
You will get some retard who won't give a toss and will just wind you up.

Every year they do a pathetic job of patching the roads up and every year they fall apart again.
It is frustrating but you won't get a return on your time.

I know my first response was facetious, but it was accurate

ps Road Tax (VED) doesn't pay for the roads, that comes out of your council tax.

Getting there. Sounds like I'd be pissing against the wind if I went down this route. Is it that much to ask for a decent road? Wish they'd stop patching things up with plasticine and fix them!! Knowing my local council though, they'll do it in the height of summer and grid-lock the whole of Lochaber.

Scraggles said:

peeves said:

The pothole is at the bottom of a small hill in the road, completely unavoidable unless you want to cause an accident.
Also, was doing around 55-60MPH

So you knew that there was a big pothole in the road, yet you went at full speed and hit the pothole to avoid a possible accident ?

suspect little and no chance of getting cash back, reads like a user induced error

Where does this suggest I knew where the pothole was? No, not at full speed at the NSL. Would you rather I did avoid the pothole and cause an accident?


Is it too much to ask for some logical advice on a situation that people across the UK have? Apparently, yes.

[STW2010]

peeves said:

Is it too much to ask for some logical advice on a situation that people across the UK have? people to just agree with me and tell me what I want to hear? Apparently, yes.

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[mattmoxon]

Our local council/s seem to be mitigating themselves against pothole claims by putting up "Temporary Road Surface" warning signs (some have been up for weeks) on the worst affected roads, can't say I blame them but then most of the roads near me need repairing properly not just a bucket of tar swilled into a hole and rolled flat, they did that last time and the holes seem to have re-appeared, can't think why

[RichB]

peeves said:

... Anyone had any luck or is this a complete waste of time?

Yes, I claimed for a new rim and tyre for my wife's Alfa. Simply photograph the pothole with a date stamp and phone the council responsible. They will have insurance for this occurance because it happens so frequently. Buy your new tyre/wheel and they will reimburse you. Don't expect to fiddle new wheels for old and all that but if it's a genuine claim they'll pay out.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

RichB said:

peeves said:

... Anyone had any luck or is this a complete waste of time?

Yes, I claimed for a new rim and tyre for my wife's Alfa. Simply photograph the pothole with a date stamp and phone the council responsible. They will have insurance for this occurance because it happens so frequently. Buy your new tyre/wheel and they will reimburse you. Don't expect to fiddle new wheels for old and all that but if it's a genuine claim they'll pay out.

My mum did the same. Thee council eventually paid up.



I'm not usually one for the 'compo culture'......but if it causes enough annoyance for the councils that they will 'actually' start looking after the roads....then I'm all for it!

[RichB]

No question, my wife buckled an almost new, special order 18" Zender alloy and an equally new P-Zero in a hole around a 2' long and 5" deep, didn't see it because it was in traffic at a busy junction and she was rightfully looking at the traffic flow. I fully expected them to cover the cost.

[CWH]

I took pictures of a road that was obliterated with potholes by mine, posted them on the site that somebody has posted above.
A few weeks later the main pothole was filled in but there were 5-10 other dangerous potholes left.
This pothole was atleast a foot deep. Two foot x two foot I'd say.
Guess what. The couple holes they did fill in are now potholes again.
I don't understand the method they use and how it all goes ti ts up when they do do it.

[98C4S]

I am in this process now.

Have written to the council a polite letter, a pothole in a busy part of London - a massive one.

Popped my tyre and buckled my wheel - confirmed in writting by BMW and a Tyre place.

Have just asked them the procedure on how to claim, with pictures etc.

Watch this space

[clarkey328is]

pacman1 said:

thinfourth2 said:

pacman1 said:

Get photos of the hole and the damage as soon as you can. Ask the council what their procedures are, and send it all in along with the bill.
The sooner councils realise the tax motorists pay should be spent on roads, the better.

Sadly they spend all their road budget on compo claims so won't fix the roads.

Either we all claim to make it cheaper to fix the roads or we all stop claiming and they fix the roads.

Surely, if more people made a claim, the councils would realise it would be cheaper to fix the damn roads in the first place, rather than just pay out a few shillings for those who complain the most, which they consider the cheaper budgetary option??

We have to make it MASSIVELY cheaper to fix the roads, not just a little bit. They have to be forced.

[midgeman]

I saw a bit on south today earlier about how the weather has affected the roads, aparently I think it was Hampshire coucil payed out £110,000 in compensation last year and another local council payed out £98,000 so they will and do pay.
A stopcock cover in the road thing flicked up and buckled the alloy on my dads discovery and they paid out for that.