Claiming pothole damage from the council.

[JamieMatthews]

Hi all, has anyone successfully claimed against the council for pothole damage? Just hit an absolute fking stonker of a hole here


It's wrecked a tyre (that was new on 28/12/13) and buckled the wheel




Excuse hand, had nothing else available for a depth scale

[RichB]

Yes, you should get time & date stamped photos. Call the council ask for their insurers and claim against them. I did this for a wheel and tyre for my wife's Alfa in Buckinghamshire.

[Glade]

I had to email [e-mail]

The response I got was...

Dear Glade

Thank you for your e-mail regarding the condition of Pothole Lane.

Your enquiry has been logged onto our system and your unique reference number is X-123456.

A report team will attend and make this area safe within as soon as possible. If the report team identify that further work is necessary this will be referred on to a technical officer who will inspect and assess the work required and will prioritise it accordingly.

Also, please find attached above the link from which you can print off a claim form.

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/Pages/MakingaPub...

If you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,


Technical Support
Highways and Transportation

[JamieMatthews]

Cheers for your help guys, will speak to the relevant authorities, it was literally just out of leeds district and into harrogate, so will have to deal with North Yorkshire county council

[Zad]

I know a couple of people who have tried to claim for repairs having hit a pot-hole, admittedly in other parts of the country. The council are only liable if it can be proven that they knew about the pot-hole beforehand, and did nothing about it. Beyond that, any payment tends to be voluntary.