Hi All,

Here's the problem, driving daily around my part of the world is like taking the car on a mountaineering expedition, pothole city. You need a Range Rover to be able to climb out of some of them !

Last week realised that the car was running strange and not taking the pounding from the road in the usual way, an inspection of tyre pressures all round found that one of them was really low. I took a trip up to Kwik fit to have the wheel inspected, thought it was a slow puncture, but when the tyre was taken off it turned out to be a badly dented rim which in turn was stopping the tyre wall from sealing.
So now have the issue, how do you claim for the damage of the council when you cannot specify which particular crater it was that caused the damage ?

Secondly, the cost of replacing the alloy is eye watering, the option to repair i do not think is available as it is seen as now having a weak spot.

Has any members on here had the same issue ? if so how resolved. I really want to take it to the highways agency and make them cough up for the sheer appalling state of the roads in our area, but as stated it's not related to a single pot hole.

In a nutshell i'm looking for a replacement 20 inch supercharged alloy ( no tyre needed as the current one's are almost new)

Any help / advice from the forum members would be gratefully received.....

 2005 Rang Rover Supercharged
Loving every minute !

Will send you a PM 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
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I wrote to the council regarding the 1st of my 3 pothole saga's.

I attached pictures of the pothole, it was so big it nearly had bats roosting in it.

Anyway, after 5 weeks (and after the pothole suddenly got repaired) I had a snotty letter from the council's solicitor saying get stuffed. RRS gone
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Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

Wonder if they would tell this family to get stuffed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-21511237 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

I had the same response from council dept in Newcastle upon Tyne...told me wasn't their fault...after they had been out to fill in the crater!

Pick a convenient pothole as the one that caused the damage and then use the Legal Protection cover on your insurance to persue the claim.

Guys,

The council (or more likely, their insurer) will almost always reject your claim 1st time round.
The reason they do this is that 90% of people just accept it and go away
Don't accept it, write back telling them you are not accepting it and give them seven days
to respond otherwise you will put it in the hands of your insurer (if you have legal protection
as part of your policy) or your lawyer. Worked for me 2 letters and I had my money

One tip though, If you photograph the pot hole always try and put something in it to show scale
on the picture. Obviously a tape measure or ruler is best but if you haven't got that then use something
that is a set size that can be compared, like a mobile phone or your cars user manual or the tyre iron from
the boot. Try to show both Depth & Width of the pot hole against whatever you use. It all helps make it more
difficult for them to wriggle out of the claim.  2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
2013 Evoque 5 Door Pure Tech SD4 - Orkney Grey with Panoramic Roof (Mrs E's new baby)

GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010)
GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

nicedayforit wrote:

Pick a convenient pothole as the one that caused the damage and then use the Legal Protection cover on your insurance to persue the claim.

Ive claimed against Leeds Council after a pothole mullered my wife's MINI tyre before Xmas. After much ranting on my part the claim has been sent to Zurich the Council's insurers, which are just as expert at ignoring emails.

A good pal is a lawyer who loves this sort of thing and is about to have a go at them if I don't get any response this week. I'll keep you posted. FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
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Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
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Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
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jetbags wrote:

nicedayforit wrote:

Pick a convenient pothole as the one that caused the damage and then use the Legal Protection cover on your insurance to persue the claim.

Does that work ? Never thought of that.

^^^^ Yep, Totally agree, It works!

In the scenario I described above it was the mere threat of passing it to my lawyer that made them pay up.
I never actually got to the point of actually calling him!  2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
2013 Evoque 5 Door Pure Tech SD4 - Orkney Grey with Panoramic Roof (Mrs E's new baby)

GONE - RRS - 3.0 TDV6 HSE - Santorini (2010)
GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

10.4 billion needed to be spent on crumbling road infrastructure according to news this morning, what they didn't say us the equivalent costs to insurance companies for wheels Tyres and suspension components. Local Camberly motor factors have had 130% increase in spring and ball joint turnover.  2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21770969

Stating the bleeding obvious or what  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

The problem is that just patching a hole by filling it with tarmac is only ever a short term fix. It'll just fail again as water and frost get in to it and from mechanical damage from tyres.

Whole stretches of road need to be relaid, not just resurfaced but relaid. That is very time consuming and thuis expensive. The various highways authorities simply don't have the money to do the work. Govt needs to put much more money in to it... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

That means the entire road network in Somerset then that ain't never going to happen  2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜