Just what I needed tonight, caught a huge pothole on the way back from a meeting, ripped front near side tyre. First time changing a wheel on an RRS:- in the dark muddy roadside in a suit. Only torch I had with me was iPhone so of course the charge on that didn't last long. Wonderful NOT.

Of course it doesn't happen until just after a fresh set of tyres has been fitted.

I reckon that's £200 for the new tyre, £75 for the wheel alignment and £25 for the dry cleaning bill.

Anyone had any experience in claiming from council for damage caused by pot holes? -----------------------------------------------
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Go back and take a picture of the hole and your tyre and send in a claim to council Visitor from fullfatrr.com
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Too dark tonight but will do in the morning for sure. -----------------------------------------------
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Ideally take picture with some scales / rulers on , Leeds city council has a site where you can see previously reported pot holes not sure if your local council will have, they have a maintenance system in place usually and if they can say the road has been inspected at regular intervals and that nobody has made any reports of a defect recently they will avoid paying out Nanocom Evo

I had same problem few years ago with my old M3. Wrecked suspension, so got fixed, and claimed for costs.

They tried to fob me off, but then accepted and basically said they are told to try and not pay out.

Aldo, just had to buy new tyre for RRS S/C 22", and it was 160 fitted, through Black Circles.

Cheers

Mike

Did a similar thing about 3 years ago was heading home after nice meal had to turn off A1 onto little country lane even had grass growing down the middle hit a pot hole was only doing about 20mph new general grabber done less than 100 mile big slit in the side wall also took out the alloy. It was the n/s/r didn't have a torch so had to use the puddle light in the rear pas door. Changed the wheel in a farm yard entrance covered in cow s**t. Cost the wrong side of £600. Expensive night out !
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Also, for tyres, check out ASDA. Yes, that's right. Works like Black Circle but for me it was even cheaper  Robin
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Thanks all.
Calmed down a bit now after a bath and some ale.
Definitely sounds worthwhile to get the pictures and see how it goes. Will have to inspect the alloy when the tyre comes off. Hopefully there's no suspension or other damage? Just had brand new set of 5 Pirelli scorpion verde 275/45 R20's fitted a month or so back so won't want to fit another type of tyre. Will shop around. -----------------------------------------------
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tried it with my Z4m when it wrecked newly referbed wheels...don't know if it was in my head but always felt it behaved differently after..... I wrote a letter with pictures etc.... still waiting to hear back...that was in 2011

Camelrock wrote:

Never crossed our minds to try and claim it back from the council

Asda tyres is run by Bond International one of my suppliers & I told them to take me off their fitting list as they get all the profit out & want us to fit for next to nothing.

Andy Andy.
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Hmmm. Thanks for that Andy.
It's obviously true that cheapest is not always best!
You could understand a tyre fitters reluctance to take time and do a good job if they're only being paid peanuts. As they say, pay peanuts and you get monkeys!🐒
Might just let my local garage get as close as they can to the quote and go with that next time. Robin
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Their is. Garage near me that fits for Asda & I know a few that's used them & ended up with damaged alloys as they haven't got good equipment & keep marking alloys.
The tyre machines we have are of good quality & when fitting tyres I treat the alloys as if they were my own,,ask Muddywheels as I fitted his winter tyres on his float just before Christmas.

Andy. Andy.
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Nipped out at lunch time to take pictures of the pothole in day light.
They'd only gone and repaired it first thing!

Chap at the council was however very helpful and pointed me to the correct forms for making a claim

Just need to source a replacement tyre now. -----------------------------------------------
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TPS,

Try Black Circles, I have always found them to be competitive and efficient. (www.blackcircles.com)

Regards,

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