bigrob Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyone else hit a pothole and done some damage to there vehicle. Going to work today and hit a pot hole - now I can't keep my van in a straight line. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Get a photo of the pot hole - if you can identify location - with a tape measure for scale. Then speak to local council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glb8686 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Get a claim in to the council Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 go onto your local council website. There will be a section to report and make claim online. But before you do, go and take pictures of the pothole with a tape measure placed alogside showing the size and one showing the depth. Take a picture along the road showing where the pothole is. A friend hit a pothole which activated the airbag in the car! took photos and made a claim online. The next day the hole was repaired!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Problem is not enough people make a claim. The authorities in this country have let the roads get in such a state, its going to cost billions to put right. A cheap get out is to pay the claims. In the near future everyone will need a 4x4, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I succesfully claimed circa :£400 for damage to my astra back in about 2002. If they tell you they won't pay appeal it. They are now good at saying no in the hope you will go away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 When you measure the depth of the hole use a straight edge of any sort which reaches an inch or two past the width of the hole. This,together with a ruler to show the depth will give a fair idea of its dimensions. You also need to know what the intervention depth is which triggers a repair from your particular local authority is. The highways department will be able to tell you this. In West Yorks,if it is over 40mm deep then you may have a claim,but you will still have to prove that the Highways Inspectors did not ask for it to be repaired at one of the Inspection intervals. These vary according to the classification of the highway,from yearly on unclassified roads to 3 monthly on B and C roads or monthly on A roads. I am afraid this is the hunting ground of no win/no fee lawyers so, GOOD LUCK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 two tyres and a wheel a couple of years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 When you measure the depth of the hole use a straight edge of any sort which reaches an inch or two past the width of the hole. This,together with a ruler to show the depth will give a fair idea of its dimensions. You also need to know what the intervention depth is which triggers a repair from your particular local authority is. The highways department will be able to tell you this. In West Yorks,if it is over 40mm deep then you may have a claim,but you will still have to prove that the Highways Inspectors did not ask for it to be repaired at one of the Inspection intervals. These vary according to the classification of the highway,from yearly on unclassified roads to 3 monthly on B and C roads or monthly on A roads. I am afraid this is the hunting ground of no win/no fee lawyers so, GOOD LUCK. A bloke at work hit a pothole and wrecked his tyre and wheel. He tried to claim but he didn't get any recompense out of it because of the above but I dont think that he persued it very mech. He is a bit of a limp rag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Get a photo of the pot hole - if you can identify location - with a tape measure for scale. Then speak to local council. as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon69 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 When you measure the depth of the hole use a straight edge of any sort which reaches an inch or two past the width of the hole. This,together with a ruler to show the depth will give a fair idea of its dimensions. You also need to know what the intervention depth is which triggers a repair from your particular local authority is. The highways department will be able to tell you this. In West Yorks,if it is over 40mm deep then you may have a claim,but you will still have to prove that the Highways Inspectors did not ask for it to be repaired at one of the Inspection intervals. These vary according to the classification of the highway,from yearly on unclassified roads to 3 monthly on B and C roads or monthly on A roads. I am afraid this is the hunting ground of no win/no fee lawyers so, GOOD LUCK. Do they have to put a white line(marker line) around it if they have done an inspection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Do they have to put a white line(marker line) around it if they have done an inspection? If they have put a orange /red marker around it in our area its been looked at, and from what I understand little hope of a claim. The authorities here take it on the basis of "well you should have seen it, it was marked" my son in law was informed when he tried to claim. Edited February 9, 2015 by deny essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Try potholes.co.uk. Lots of good info on there. I followed their advice and got about £400 from the council when my wife damaged car on pothole. Edited February 9, 2015 by AVB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Blame CHURCHILL he was the first one to dip into road fund Tax Its all being syhponed off to support other goverment failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab6110 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 There is also a website where you can report pot holes at http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Do they have to put a white line(marker line) around it if they have done an inspection? No, white paint is used to mark a defect,which should be repaired within 5 days. The authority will have a record of the inspection report which will say that either there were no defects on that day,or that a defect was found,marked and photographed and the repair ordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 When you measure the depth of the hole use a straight edge of any sort which reaches an inch or two past the width of the hole. This,together with a ruler to show the depth will give a fair idea of its dimensions. You also need to know what the intervention depth is which triggers a repair from your particular local authority is. The highways department will be able to tell you this. In West Yorks,if it is over 40mm deep then you may have a claim,but you will still have to prove that the Highways Inspectors did not ask for it to be repaired at one of the Inspection intervals. These vary according to the classification of the highway,from yearly on unclassified roads to 3 monthly on B and C roads or monthly on A roads. I am afraid this is the hunting ground of no win/no fee lawyers so, GOOD LUCK. +1 I was towing a wooden sailing dinghy and it hit a pothole. It was night time and it was full of water. Bust 2 planks and sprang 2 more!. Insurance bill was over £1k and because it had already been reported and they could prove this, the council would not pay up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrob Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks for the advise guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 For the £50.00 to get your tracking redone i dont think its worth the aggro personally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 You know how they drive on the warm up lap of a Grand Prix race to warm up the tyres, well that's how we have to drive on the rural roads down yer 'n Devon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lksopener Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes I did, when I was younger I hit a pot hole in my 206, buckling an alloy wheel obviously ruining the tyre and if also pushed the drive shaft in to the gear box. Said pothole was on a 60mph stretch and nearly caused me to have a very serious accident. I claimed off the county council for £800 which was the cost of damage and repairs to my car. They tried to back out of it and offer 50% etc but when threatened with legal action coughed up so its worth chasing. As said above get a picture of the pothole and independent report on damage to your vehicle then contact the council, don't contact them before doing the above they will fill it in and play ignorant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onatangent Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I don't really see how putting a non highways agency approved/standardised bit of paint on the floor merits it being an instruction to avoid the pot hole. Temporary signage that would make more sense. Another cop out for them not to pay. Preventative actions to stop vehicle damage would not be a bit of carppy paint on the floor that from instances I have seen around here are missable....unless you walk past them on the school run. I say this as have hit a pot hole at night in the village that was painted it turns out. Air suspension saved the wheel this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 The paint is there purely for the benefit of the repair crew which,together with a house number or lamp column number enables them to accurately locate the job. That should be done within 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 There's a small T junction by the village pond round here where a week ago workmen spend half a day expertly repairing several pot holes along one lane but completely ignored and left others literally a few feet away along the other lane , I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw it and they haven't come back yet. Does anyone know why they'd do that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Had a hole in our street just outside the house,reported it and it fell on deaf ears.Guy down the street phoned the coucil and said a bloke had just tripped over(just made it up) council where out within an hour and fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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