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pow
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14th Feb 11 at 09:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It's true what Steve says, they tried to dispute mine because they filled it about 14 hours after I hit it but there was 9 or 10 of us that hit it.
John
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Still wasn't filled yesterday, I'll try and go past it today again.
Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
You have that effect on places you go though ojc


Can I see a picture of your face place?
adiohead
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Originally posted by mattant
The council could just say "we didn't know about it" and you get nothing.


99% of the time they will do this.

Check out my story for some advice on what to do. You need to prove negligence:

http://www.potholes.co.uk/stories/view/194/Beat_the_Council/page:5/type:Success_story
Graham88
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14th Feb 11 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like that site. Just reported a few.
John
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It's still there today but I forgot my camera
Gez G
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Glasgow is full of potholes like that!
John
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I know, literally everywhere.
John
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15th Mar 11 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Finally got my FOI request back and it looks like the various potholes had been reported months and months previously so should have a good case.

Does anyone have a good first letter template to hand?

They've resurfaced both sides of the whole road now btw
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Originally posted by John
Finally got my FOI request back and it looks like the various potholes had been reported months and months previously so should have a good case.

Does anyone have a good first letter template to hand?

They've resurfaced both sides of the whole road now btw


John, what council covers that area?

GCC have a public liablilty form which they sent out to me. Other councils may have similar.
John
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It's GCC, do I need to get the form off them then?
BluKoo
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My dad got a response from the council saying the road was inspected within a month of the claim so they're rejecting it.

So my dad contacted the insurance company and he's using their legal team to pursue the matter free of charge.

If you have no luck with the council, i suggest you do the same.
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15th Mar 11 at 19:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
John, U2U me an email address and and I'll you everything I have on my claim?
John
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Cheers pow, on it's way.

I'll piss about with letters etc but at the end of the day it was only a £50 tyre so I wouldn't bother going through insurance about it.
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15th Mar 11 at 19:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I point blank denied to give the CC any of my insurance details telling them it wasn't an insurance matter.
John
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£251 for a new tyre, wheel and balancing

No fighting or anything other than 1 claims form that I sent in, didn't even need a letter, Glasgow council have a standard form.
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28th May 11 at 21:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Matty SRi
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Damn, wish i sent a form off when i hit a pothole and ripped the trye off and dented the alloy!
AndyCorsaSport
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Nice one, i did the same a couple of years back, got about £200 back, but took me a lot longer than you!! Took about 14 months!!
Haimsey
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29th May 11 at 11:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good one.

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adiohead
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Always try, it doesn't cost anything (bar postage, paper and ink) and you may find the council have been negligent in some form. Also helps I you research into the national guidelines and what other councils do.

Total result with this one! Get those court papers issued if they don't pay up straight away

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