Who fills the Potholes?
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uber

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860 posts

201 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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I was talking to a city council roads department guy in Greggs smile and he told me the council repair all potholes them-self and do not use private contractors. Surly with the amount of claims they get you would think outsourcing would work out cheaper.

Was he telling me sausage rolls or is it true?

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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They are probably sick of gyppo types putting in massive bills for dodgy repairs.

ScottishSamurai

8,176 posts

207 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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Who fills potholes? By the look of the roads around Aberdeen, they are filled by bloody idiots.

elster

17,517 posts

241 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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The only council workers I know go and throw a bit of loose tarmac in the hole so it can all be worn out in a couple of hours.


SmoothRB

1,700 posts

203 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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According to some forums members the UK roads are fine anyway.rolleyes

matt 2LT

4,510 posts

214 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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i don't know but the ones around here, just seem to drive around in a truck, then spray a ring around them, then not bother filling them in.


surely it wwould be better for them to drive around in a truck, then fill in the fking pot holes. scratchchin

uber

Original Poster:

860 posts

201 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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So do they need dug up and relaid or is it simply a case of filling it like a pie :P .

I often see potholes that are filled then 2 weeks later crumbled up

XDA

2,153 posts

216 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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What really gets me is that these useless lazy council workers cant even do a proper job! I reported a couple of big potholes which they did fill but they didnt bother filling the other smaller holes near to the holes i reported!

y2blade

56,322 posts

246 months

Wednesday 14th April 2010
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we have the "pot-hole busters" ....I kid you not



smile

they did a great job here thumbup very impressed


http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roads/potholes-faq.htm


Edited by y2blade on Wednesday 14th April 23:14

mcflurry

9,191 posts

284 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Round here no one seems to fill them in frown

dilbert

7,741 posts

262 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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[sarcastic]The trouble is that you need someone with ten years experience to fill potholes that badly. You just can't get the staff.[/sarcastic]

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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ScottishSamurai said:
Who fills potholes? By the look of the roads around Aberdeen, they are filled by bloody idiots.
Better than no one at all wink

JB!

5,255 posts

211 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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@ OP:

nobody.

HTH.

cs02rm0

13,966 posts

222 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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mcflurry said:
Round here no one seems to fill them in frown
+1

DrTre

12,957 posts

263 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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TBH, I'm kinda glad that at last it's recognised as being an issue. It's been glossed over for so long.

BigS

874 posts

204 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Around here I think they're done by a 5 year old with a bucket and spade.

130R

7,122 posts

237 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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y2blade said:
they did a great job here thumbup very impressed
Yeah have to agree, Hampshire CC have been very good overall. Also they are good at doing the work in off peak times.

soad

34,743 posts

207 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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cs02rm0 said:
mcflurry said:
Round here no one seems to fill them in frown
+1
+2 Lazy sts

Distant

2,505 posts

224 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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Someone's supposed to fill them?

fk me.

VEA

4,792 posts

232 months

Thursday 15th April 2010
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BigS said:
Around here I think they're done by a 5 year old with a bucket and spade.
They would do a better job than the numpties that do it around here!