Pothole induced damage

rcgbob44 · 13-Dec-2006, 12:34

A few years ago I hit a pothole on a bike and not only did it burst thre tyre it took the tyre off of the rim.

Complained to the council and they did not want to know and admit to any form of liability.

I got no where at all and the police did not want to know either.

adk · 13-Dec-2006, 12:47

It's worth having a go at claiming from the council - I bent a wheel in a pot hole a few years back and they paid for that. Years ago I came off my bike after the council had resurfaced quite a quick corner, left a load of gravel all over it and not put any warning signposts up! Only had jeans on rather than me leather troosers so the gravel completely shredded my leg - maybe they felft a bit guilty about that as they paid to have my bike fixed and for a new pair of jeans!
Anyway, give it a go - the worse they can do is tell you to sod off!

adk · 13-Dec-2006, 13:01

Oh yeah I shouldve said before - Like Dukerob said get loads of photos if you can before you put your initial complaint in to the council or the next time you see the pothole it will have been magically repaired and they'll deny all knowledge. Take a ruler along and photograph it showing the depth of the hole and also how far it is from the edge of the road. One thing they tried with me was to say that the pothole was actually the side of the road so I wasnt actually driving on the road - when I showed them the photo of the pothole a foot in from the side of the road they soon shut up. I know it seems like hassle but if you save yourself a 500 quid bill for 1/2 hours work and 4 or 5 photos then it's gotta be worth it....

Ray · 13-Dec-2006, 13:04

Deffo worth a pursuing, get some piccies of the hole with something that shows the scale of it, maybe take some measurements the depth is crucial.

Some roads round here make sections on the acropolis look like a billiard table, ................."no officer my steering isn't broken but it would have been if I hadn't missed that pothole"

Ray

doogalman · 13-Dec-2006, 15:25

If you are going to take a photo. Put a newspaper next to the hole, so you can veryfy the date the photo was taken.

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13-Dec-2006, 15:25	#5
doogalman Registered Forum User WSB Hero Posts: 9,937 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Enjoy as much time without work Mood: No point in working long hours to die early If you are going to take a photo. Put a newspaper next to the hole, so you can veryfy the date the photo was taken. Reply