Pot hole has split my tyre can I sue ?
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Pot hole has split my tyre can I sue ?
Hit a pot hole yesterday on our wonderfully public roads hidden by leaves andmuck just wondered if anyones ever had a positive response from there local friendly council with regards to compensation? Incidently it's ripped the tyre wall , rendering the near new tyre useless not sure if it damaged alloy will find out wheni get new tyre fitted today !
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Yes you certainly can. Very common for vehicle owners to claim compensation from local council offices for this, there's a standard process. Helps if you take a photo of the pot hole, the damage to the car and of the area of the road where it occured (take pictures of both directions and include signage if it's available). Some councils will want this, others don't care.
Local councils have a legal responsibility to maintain the public highways within their boundries. Consequently they're culpable for any damage caused by, "failure to discharge their responsibilies".
Your alloy looks knackered to me mate, might be some damage to the shocks too
Local councils have a legal responsibility to maintain the public highways within their boundries. Consequently they're culpable for any damage caused by, "failure to discharge their responsibilies".
Your alloy looks knackered to me mate, might be some damage to the shocks too
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heres the pics i took on route this morning, and guess what, its not a pot hole a frigging mahole cover thats poking out of the road by about 2 " !!!! its a single track road, i guess i could have gone to the far right to avoid, i didnt see it as it does stick out into road by about a ft..
surrey hampshire council here i come armed with neck injuries, tyre damage, wheel damage, suspension damage, loss of earnings, whiplash, physocological damage, sprained eyeball ( looked left as i hit it )
surrey hampshire council here i come armed with neck injuries, tyre damage, wheel damage, suspension damage, loss of earnings, whiplash, physocological damage, sprained eyeball ( looked left as i hit it )
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heres the pics i took on route this morning, and guess what, its not a pot hole a frigging mahole cover thats poking out of the road by about 2 " !!!! its a single track road, i guess i could have gone to the far right to avoid, i didnt see it as it does stick out into road by about a ft..
surrey hampshire council here i come armed with neck injuries, tyre damage, wheel damage, suspension damage, loss of earnings, whiplash, physocological damage, sprained eyeball ( looked left as i hit it )
surrey hampshire council here i come armed with neck injuries, tyre damage, wheel damage, suspension damage, loss of earnings, whiplash, physocological damage, sprained eyeball ( looked left as i hit it )
(I know a guy who actually ripped his ******** on the gearstick as he travelled from the back seats through the windscreen. Lived to tell the tale, but it was hairy for a while.....no not his ********(!))
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