Roads resurfaced with tar and chipping stones.....

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I am wondering if there are any other areas in the uk where the local authorities have decided to waste more of our money by resurfacing perfectly good roads by covering them with tar then throwing an inch of chipping stones all over them.This has been happening in my area now for the last couple of years now and last week the road directly outside my close has been done meaning each time i leave the house i get shot blasted by 10mm stone chippings from every direction for the first mile of my journey.

I understand the roads have taken a hammering from the last two winters,but the roads they are doing this to are in perfect condition and the roads damaged by the frost ie.full of pot holes have just been filled with tarmac.

I really cant see the point of it and all it seems to achieve is to cover everyones cars with tar spots and stone chips.Has anyone else had this kind of resurfacing work done in their area recently and are as pissed off with it as i am.

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XitUp said:

Deva Link said:

I sat next to another car and blocked a Volvo XC90 that was approaching at normal speed and he didn't look very happy!

Why?[/quote

I assume to avoid being blasted by granite chippings!!

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If a dual carriage way or similar had been surfaced this way i would avoid it completely! Luckily the road outside my street is a 30mph zone with signs posting 10mph to 'avoid skidding' but i still cringe when i see some fking nimrod aproaching me at 30mph+ in a car he obviously doesn't care less about knowing i am going to get showered in stones.

Ok my car is over 7yrs old now but it is still my p+j and cost me an awful lot of money to buy and maintain.

You would think that they could at least send a road sweeper of some description to sweep up the excess chippings which are now gathering against the kerbs like a mini snow drift.

I am guessing in another week or so the roads will be clear,though i am dreading the next time i clean my car.Touch up pen at the ready!

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I am not convinced that the council are doing this to protect the roads from further damage.The roads i was refering to in the op were obsolutely sound and survived the last two winters no problem and im sure would survive many more 'freak winters'.

There are many other roads in my area which suffered terrible damage over the winter and as i said these have just been patched up and not subjected to the tar and chippings treatment.

As for prefering this to pot holes i disagree! Give me pot holes any day! As already mentioned pot holes are easily seen and avoided.

Im sure if everyone who has been a 'victim' of this genius way of fking up our roads went to their local council demanding the damage to be repaired ie.respraying their very expensive cars they would be facing a much heftier bill than fixing the odd buckled alloy or bent suspension arm.

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thinfourth2 said:

nouze said:

mickey gee, does you think that if each person who had their car damaged would claim a cost of respray it would still be the most cost effective solution? it seems to me that the reason it is so effective is because the onus is on drivers as they do the actual "bonding".

So would you prefer

1 They didn't repair the roads as potholes are far better as you can drive round them without the potential disater of a stonechip

2 Increased council tax by a huge amount to cover the costs of repairs


The country is broke and this is the best you will get

The most annoying problem with this which some people still dont seem to grasp is that the roads that are being 'dressed' with this ste are the roads which are in perfectly good order and have suffered no damage or pot holes whatsoever from the two bad winters.

I can see that some people will say that they are doing this to to keep them that way but i dont see that it is required,the last two winters were unusual and i dont see them happening every year.There are many roads within half a mile which are obviously not of as sound construction and suffered terribly over the winter yet these have not been done.

Yes the country is broke and that,more than the damage this is doing to our cars is what annoys me most.If they are going to spend our money putting this ste on our roads then fair enough but please put it on the ones that fking need it.