Out of spec / illegal speed hump / bump - advice please?

[711]

Hi,

In and around where I live in London, there are loads of out of spec speed humps.

I don't just mean a little bit out, I mean it's a struggle to drive even a normal car over some of them because they are so badly constructed or subsidised.

Could anyone point me at the regs I'd need to start taking this up with the councils? Does anyone have experience of doing this? If I notify the council that a bump is drastically over-height, does that mean people can start claiming for any damages to their vehicles?

Thanks in advance

Edited: whilst these humps are subsidised, I actually meant subsided!!

Edited by 711 on Sunday 3rd February 21:29

[splitter / judas]

If you can show that the humps are oversized and have the potential to damage normal cars then yes you could take the council (highways dept)to court.

Can't help on the regulations - try your local CAB.

[vonhosen]

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[711]

vonhosen said:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/tal/trafficman...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes/pdfltn...

Edited by vonhosen on Sunday 3rd February 21:33

Thanks Von, it looks like that document will put an end to any sleepless nights I might be having over the next couple of weeks!!

Whilst I digest this document, does anyone have experience of dealing with the council to get them to rectify out of spec humps?

[Brett928S2]

Hi

Well done if you can get something done

Speed bumps are the bane of my life in my Porsche, I don't ever try to go over them and the person who manages to add them to Satnav software to be avoided will get many thanks from me...

All the best Brett

[goskins17]

The two docs listed have the info you need, the height max is 110mm. It is in there some where, we use these books all the time for signage

[puffpuff]

Getting speed humps reduced in size can be done; I complained to Somerset County Council about the some in a street near where I live and they were altered - so much so that now they're hardly noticeable when driving over them.

[ec1 eex]

goskins17 said:

The two docs listed have the info you need, the height max is 110mm. It is in there some where, we use these books all the time for signage

I thought the max height was 100mm (see page 85 of http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes/pdfltn... )
BUT, in 20mph zones I don't think that the regulations apply

Disclaimer: by no means am I an expert in this field !

[711]

ec1 eex said:

goskins17 said:

The two docs listed have the info you need, the height max is 110mm. It is in there some where, we use these books all the time for signage

I thought the max height was 100mm (see page 85 of http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/tpm/ltnotes/pdfltn... )
BUT, in 20mph zones I don't think that the regulations apply

Disclaimer: by no means am I an expert in this field !

I hope that doesn't turn out to be the case in 20mph zones, because this is where most of the problems seem to be happening.

[Dwight VanDriver]

The Law:

http://tinyurl.com/2j4dw5

dvd

[woof]

Speed bumps - my biggest pet hate - even more so that speed cameras

Harringey Council is in love with them - virtually every side street in Muswell Hill now has car killer sized speed bumps - Woodside Ave (for those who know it) is virtually unusable for me - ground out on everyone - regardless of speed.

In fact the best way over them is accelerate hard, left foot brake (shift the weight to the rear) then accelerate over them !

God i hate speed bumps !!!

[ferrarimark]

The maximum alllowed for a speed hump is 100mm about 4 inches. If your car collides with one above this height the local council are liable but you must photograph the damage and the speed hump using a height reference ie ruler and as in my case i placed the front page of sun newspaper to comfirm date of damage. They usually rectify the humps immediately so get your camera out before you notify them. They will send you menacing letters such as if your claim is proved to be fraudulent you will be prosecuted by the Queens highway etc etc but as long as your claim is honest and you are persistant you will win......p.s I was paid after 14 mths. Oh and keep any damaged parts that you replace as they may send their claim assessor round.