JadeM
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
You need to take photos with something to reference the site.. Its a right ball ache but you can get money out of them..
Write to the council asking for their insurance details for a high ways claim then write to the insurer.
Hi Davey, mum took a ruler with her and took pics showing the depth and width etc. The guy from the Council said he would send out a form 
I'm just wondering how the Council decide who's eligible to get the damage paid for and who's not ? 
[Edited on 14-12-2009 by JadeM]
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shaunmods
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
Hi Davey, mum took a ruler with her and took pics showing the depth and width etc. The guy from the Council said he would send out a form
I'm just wondering how the Council decide who's eligible to get the damage paid for and who's not ?
Its upto the insurance company Jade. I got a letter from Zurich who our local council use basically saying there wasnt enough evidence and that I had sod all come back  I tried to contest it but it didn't get me anywhere.
I hope you get a better result than I did though 
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Ian W
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I hit one and popped my tyre and snapped my coilover in half
Car was off the road for weeks trying to get a replacement shock in which time I had to insure another car.
Done the whole letter writing thing, took pics etc.
Made no difference, just told me tough luck basically 
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Richardhhha
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need some good pic's!!
mate of mine was driving over epsom downs and his mate hit a pot hole, ripped 2 wheels off and smashed the suspension off the car, he hit it and duffed his suspension and seriously buckled his steel rims,
he got a pay out after taking them to cort and his mate got a large pay out as it wrote his car off..
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Nismo
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Take a photo of the pot hole with today's newspaper beside it for date reference.
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davieslim
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my mate hit a pot hole in glasgow with his rb5 subaru and buckled a rim and he claimed for the full value of the wheel and 4 tyres because its a 4x4 lol
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Kurt
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i dont know if anyones said it yet but 5th gear did a guide on how to claim for this
cant find it on youtube though
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Nath
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If it's done damage to a standard road car they should pay out. They seem to get arsey if your car is lowered and then it breaks.
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
You need to take photos with something to reference the site.. Its a right ball ache but you can get money out of them..
Write to the council asking for their insurance details for a high ways claim then write to the insurer.
Hi Davey, mum took a ruler with her and took pics showing the depth and width etc. The guy from the Council said he would send out a form
I'm just wondering how the Council decide who's eligible to get the damage paid for and who's not ?
[Edited on 14-12-2009 by JadeM]
Get straight in there and ask for insurance details 
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
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http://www.potholes.co.uk/claims/step_by_step_guide
http://www.zen35747.zen.co.uk/htm/pothole_claim2.htm
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dava.
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quote:
Originally posted by JadeM
BTW Dava, it happened at Redding
could have had a good guess at that
quite possibly one of the worst roads in falkirk!
good to hear you got the pics all sorted though that pothole will now no longer exsist if youv phoned the council 
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JadeM
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The Insurance Claim form has arrived from the council. One of the questions is -
PERSONAL INSURANCE DETAILS - Are you insured for this type of damage? Then they go on to ask for my brothers insurance details? He's not wanting this to go through his insurance, will I have to provide them with this info?
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tomo2k9
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iv just done the same thing to my sisters ka lol she was going mental at me, nothing the spare wheel cant fix lol
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JadeM
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quote:
Originally posted by tomo2k9
iv just done the same thing to my sisters ka lol she was going mental at me, nothing the spare wheel cant fix lol
If only my brother saw it like that!
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wilson_sri
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Good luck getting anything. I know a few people including myself who have tried to claim after getting damage from a pothole. And we all got absolutely no where. That may just be Fife Council though, there pretty useless at anything!
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JadeM
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I'm not holding my breath tbh Plus my mum reported it to the Council on Monday, and the hole was still there untouched last night.
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tomo2k9
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the roads these days are terrible, most of the roads near me need digging up and re-doing lol they are all fucked then they go and make them even worse by sticking oversized speedbumps everywere
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Toby
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my mate bust his ankle in a pot hole and they said as it was over an inch and half deep then he was able to claim
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deano87
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Have you not done this before Jade on the Mini? 
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JadeM
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Have you not done this before Jade on the Mini?
Yes 
It was the black Cooper, we only had it a day and I drove straight into a hole in the road and burst the tyre. We just went and bought a new tyre, never bothered chasing the Council for compensation. My brothers not as soft as me!
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