I have just hit a pothole - Now with photos of the Monster !

[VC]

you need to demonstrate depth too dude... back you go... 

camera down low, tape measure distance from road surface to base of hole, photo 

[JPC]

i was just about to say, your going to need evidence of the depth! lol

[Britishlion]

Bugg*r !

back to the scene of crime tomorrow then !

I did not get one of those !



 

[ub7rm]

..... Not knowing about something isn't a defence!

It is.  If the council can prove in court that they have taken reasonable means to maintain the road such as periodic inspection as deemed appropriate for the type of road / traffic etc and no one has reported the pothole then what can you realistically expect them to do about it?  Is it reasonable that they should have a crystal ball?

With the scheme I wouldn't advocate there is the danger that the council is efficient and fill it in quickly thereby denying you the ability to claim.  Round these parts they seem to take ages to sort them out, and I know they have been reported, but I guess its down to how busy the road is / individual councils etc.

Its unfair because if the road fell apart that quickly then the chances are it in a pretty bad state to begin with, but that doesn't really help the claim unless it was extreme.

[Oli]

West sussex say its got to be deeper than 10cm for a claim, and yours doesnt look that deep.

Good luck

[Rich]

 

[mortygttdi]

The public highways are nothing to do with the local councils and if you contact them they will put you in touch with the Highways Agency, 

They usually sort the roads out quite quick now to get out of any claims,  basically if the road is fixed in a reasonable time frame they are not liable for and claims?

Darren

[S2 Ant]

Thats actually not that big by the looks of it, i sometimes wonder if i've woken up on the moon sometimes with the size of some of the craters around here! Its a wonder i've not been pulled over on suspicion of drink driving as i often weave all over the lane to avoid the holes!
That said, i hope you get somethign sorted mate, nothing worse than the roads ruining your wheels given the cost of keeping the car on the road these days!

[GTIjames]

yeah looks pretty tame that hole to me, I would consider it a normal road in london 

have you ascertained if it has done any damage yet? as if it hasn't I wouldn't waste my time

[rich83]

yeah looks pretty tame that hole to me, I would consider it a normal road in london 

have you ascertained if it has done any damage yet? as if it hasn't I wouldn't waste my time

So true.... theres a road near me that has about 20 patches just like the one you have photographed

[Hendo]

That's no a pothole that's just a little bump in the road!!  You should see the one's I have to dodge on a daily basis!

[joesgti]

i need two new tyers, hummmmmmm, theres loads of pot holes round here 

[Britishlion]

Sorry my hole is not as big as yours 


The problem with it, as hopefully the photo shows is there is a sheer edge where i hit it !


car in the garage at the moment seems it has knocked out the alignment and bent a wheel ? but find out for definite later