rossd Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hey all, driving home on Friday afternoon, about a mile from home, there was some road works on route. Unfortunately for me I hot a pot hole, it was huge, I'd say it's the biggest I've ever had the pleasure of meeting with! Anyway, yesterday, came out of a restaurant with the mrs, walking to the car and noticed and egg/ bulge on the tyre wall. Never thought it was caused by the pothole but it layer dawned on me. Where might I stand with this? I've heard of people claiming from the council for damages, just never know how you go about this? Can anyone give any info on this? For the record, I wasn't speeding/ going faster than I should, didnt fancy swerving As there was a curb one side and a mini island the other Cheers guys Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Hope you've changed the wheel Yes quite likely was the pothole. Go back and take some pics, take tape measure or use credit card or whatever to show the depth of the hole and any sharp ridge Also take showing position so stand a few paces back and show view up road (this will be proof of its location) The contact Highways tomorrow and they will send you relevent forms Would strongly suggest you get the wheel checked for buckling at local tyre centre , if you are getting a new tyre on there straight away they will be able to tell you when it is on the machine. Dont forget to keep the old tyre If you are using spare for the mo , take it in and get them to spin it up on the machine I had two ruined Oz wheels due to potholes but had thought it was only the tyres at the time becuase they didnt look buckled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef-b Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) You need the date and location that the incident happened - also a photograph of the pothole with something in it to show scale helps. I can't remember off hand just what size the pothole needs to be to be considred as such but something about the depth of the size of a can of cola is coming to mind. You then report it to your local council - not sure if you could actually claim for the damage via your insurance company and they would in turn then claim from the council. . . . . - Pretty sure someone in the proper know will be along shortly Or just read the post above, curse my slow fingers lol Edited July 8, 2012 by keef-b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Boy 1 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Agree with Arizona on this. In my driving experience I've had a few tyres and wheels wrecked by potholes. Contact Highways Agency or local council for relevant claim forms. Photos and something to gauge a scale of size is also a must. It is always worth every now and then checking your tyres for any damage just by jacking the car up and spinning the wheel. I recently had a tyre that had lots of tread on it but when I spun it, it looked more like a 50 pence. That was because of a cheap brand of tyre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 NB Tis no good contacting local council, i did that first and after long and frustrating time trying to get to right department was then told 'oh you need to contact Highways' Grrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 The down side is that there has to be at least one previous reported incident about the same location/pothole etc before they consider paying out. This is due to highways stating that they need notice and time to repair the road before it being them at fault. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 The down side is that there has to be at least one previous reported incident about the same location/pothole etc before they consider paying out. This is due to highways stating that they need notice and time to repair the road before it being them at fault. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 (edited) I'm talking from experience from work here Rossd, I don't just put up random "BS" posts for the sake of it The pothole needs to have been reported by someone else in order for them to have "known" about it. If they payout it's pretty much because it's been previously reported and that they have not sorted it. Edited July 8, 2012 by Smally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr666 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I've claimed from them myself when I managed to beach my car in a rut in a damned disabled space. I sent a message to the council saying about how my mum's disabled and with it being the side she would have got out of and the sheer size of it (Chichester South Street disabled places opposite Iceland if anyone local knows it) told them about the fact I'd wrecked a 2 week old alloy because of it and got a letter straight back apologising and a 300 quid cheque to cover the cost of a refurb Couldn't complain about that lol Just make sure you lay it on nice and thick about how it's a danger (cyclists etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggy Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Sounds like there happier paying out a few claims rather than fixing the roads.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Sounds like there happier paying out a few claims rather than fixing the roads.. Yeah, sorry state of affairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstraw Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I had the exact same issue. Took pics and told my council and they have given me a cheque for £430 - happened November 2010 tho so be patient!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sr666 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 To be fair to them though it was fixed by the next day so I guess they did something right although it shouldn't have got to that state in the first place I don't like it when they fix the roads I managed to get a 4 inch crack in my windscreen because of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossd Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys, great help. Already taken some pics but never thought of using something to scale it, there are two road signs up, 'caution raised roadworks' and 'caution no road markings'. I'm sure someone else must have complained as its a busy ish road, happened to my brother too on the same hole so I think his girlfriend is going to complain, 2 people from the same family may look suspicious, (they share the care so they're not exactly hiding anything. Noticed it has flattened the wheel a bit too! Will try take to a garage tomorrow! Then get in touch with highways agency Thanks again guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smally Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Good luck mate, let's us know how you get on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstraw Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 if it was fixed the next day then PERFECT! it means it was reported and they done nothing about it so they will HAVE to pay out. The ones they dont pay out on are the ones that were not reported so they couldnt possibly do anything about it since they didnt know it existed. They have an aim in which they will repair all potholes within a certain time frame of them being reported. If its outwith this timeframe (which they usually all are) then your quids in....well not really since yout just claiming what it would cost you to fix because it was their fault. potholes.co.uk and fillthathole.org.uk explain all the steps necessary to put in a claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hou Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thanks for the replies guys, great help. Already taken some pics but never thought of using something to scale it, there are two road signs up, 'caution raised roadworks' and 'caution no road markings'. I'm sure someone else must have complained as its a busy ish road, happened to my brother too on the same hole so I think his girlfriend is going to complain, 2 people from the same family may look suspicious, (they share the care so they're not exactly hiding anything. Noticed it has flattened the wheel a bit too! Will try take to a garage tomorrow! Then get in touch with highways agency Thanks again guys Roundabout near the Harvester at Morley by any chance? Saw a huge pothole there this morning and the amount of people that drove down it was untrue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Boy 1 Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Would love to see the size of the crater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossd Posted July 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 That's the one mate, got some pics on my iPhone, can I upload straight from my iPhone to Ccuk or do I have to use my computer? It's been filled in now, how may that effect things? Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hou Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 They are making a right mess of that junction, and for no real reason! There was far worse roads they could be sorting around Morley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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