Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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Out in the car last night, got a fonecall from mate who said he had just smashed on a backroan not far away from me. So I went to give him a hand and make sure hes ok. Going round a corner about 25-30mph, once i came off of the corner, i seen a pothole (more like a massive hole!)and couldnt do aything about it. The end result being 2 fucked wheels and tyres  
Picture of the hole :
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BeArDy
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Registered: 7th Aug 00
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contact council about it and claim 2 new ones. Loads of people have done it.
make sure you take alot of pics of where the hole is as they will fill it once you call them 
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allza
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Registered: 14th Jun 04
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unlucky mate. I would see if you can claim any damages from the council unless its a private road. Would be a lengthy process though.
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DarrenGSi
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Registered: 11th Jul 05
Location: East Ayrshire Drives: Civic Jordan 381
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straight forward claim.
as beardy said get pics quick. My bros fiance hit a hole like that and the next day after the phone call about it it was sorted lol
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Take a picture with some kind of proof of the date
Todays newspaper next to it would be good
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Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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Ive been told because its a backroad the council wont bother there arse. Im going with Ajs_corsa in 10 minutes with a cd, todays paper and a digi cam for some good pics. The wheels are a write off tho
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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as long as its a public road, no matter if its a country windy road, they still have responsibility
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ECCLESri
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a said above, contact the council. they will pay for the damage
shocked at the amount of damage tho 
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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already told him to claim, i done it with my 306 when it fukked a wheel and tyre.
u cant tell how deep it is from the picture but its a huge hole
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Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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Well no doubt the council will try and worm there way out of it. Which will leave me wheel less
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d128mat
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Registered: 8th Jan 06
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OH MY GOD
feeling for you mate, id definatly get on to the council and try claim something cus that hole is HUGE
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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i bet thats gutting
get straight onto the council
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Greg_M
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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doesnt look much of a pothole to me, they are common place round 'ere
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gianluigi
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Registered: 9th Mar 05
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
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thats an awakening.
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RKS
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Location: Gloucestershire UK
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you wont lose anything if you make a claim and it doesnt go through. so what have you got to lose?
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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some more pics
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d128mat
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Registered: 8th Jan 06
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mate i would definatley want something doing bout my wheels, that hole is big!!!1
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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same happened to me I claimed & got the cash after about 5 months!!
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
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yea its an open cast quarry
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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at the end of the day a road is a road doesn't matter if it's a back road.you still pay tax to drive down it.that road actually looks dangerous 2 big pot holes right next to each other could easily throw your car off the road
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Lil_John
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Registered: 26th Apr 06
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the argument they would say is you could have avoided but you have shown quite clearly that thats as possible as sucking your own dick.
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Paul H
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quote:
Originally posted by Lil_John
the argument they would say is you could have avoided but you have shown quite clearly that thats as possible as sucking your own dick.
 
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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council wont pay i guarantee, iv spoke to them before about such things, they only take responsibioity if they have
a) already been informed about the hole prior to the incident
b) will only take responsibilty for certain roads, some minor roads they claim are not there responsilibity even if its not private
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JadeM
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Registered: 9th Feb 06
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well they paid mine & it was at the entrance to a shop car park.
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GED2.0CORSA
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Registered: 28th Apr 04
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i would try the claim mate thats a shockin state of a road !!!
there alot of rough road u[p here but i know most of the bad bits and drive away froim them,
i got stopped by the cops once for driving down the wrong side of a road at like 2am on saturday ngt,
they said why were u driving like that back there,
i said to the copper u see the messof the road back there driving down that in this car aint much fun mate!!!
and he said point taken have a good ngt.
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