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sharpthorne Added by: iwnvan on 20 01 2010; 3 comments

hit this pothole today and buckled wheel Have notified council and press and police as it is dangerous. Intend to persue a claim as do others who hit it this morning. Disgusting misuse of all that road tax I have been paying for 30+ yrs. ...

A deep hole on a busy junction. Added by: Bluck on 09 01 2010; 0 comments

Crossing this very busy junction at 20mph, struck a very deep pothole with my front n/s and blew my tyre out - tyre was unrepairable. I returned the next morning to photograph it. I'm concerned if a motorcyclist hits this, he could be...

Sad day, 'for the Man on the Clapham Omnibus'. Added by: scruffy on 23 11 2009; 1 comments

Just returned from my small claims court appearance and am seathing with rage! Breifly, on the night of January 15th 2007 with my wife and family in the car and travelling at no more than 30mph, I hit a huge pothole full of water. It caused...

Wiltshire pothole A361 Added by: bushjaxx on 02 11 2009; 0 comments

Only lived in Wiltshire for a few years, but it seems to have the worst roads in the country and every journey seems to be spent dodging potholes. I drive a vw van with 18" audi alloys and lowered suspension, which is crutial to my business. I...

Just unacceptable Added by: Sergio on 06 07 2009; 2 comments

Our roads are a mess and need to be sorted out. Its frustrating when your made to pay so much road tax and the government aren't even doing their job! I am beginning to get tired of the constant dodging of pot holes and think that we all to...

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE......... Added by: djboaty on 06 07 2009; 0 comments

i live up a rural lane maintained by the council,there are 6 deep potholes along my lane,i went over one and it blew my tyre and smashed my alloy and needed replacing and it needed taking to a garage..the pothole is 5-6 inchs deep and 12inches...

Ongoing serious injury case Added by: stuandelaine on 05 07 2009; 1 comments

Hi. Just thought I'd share an incident that happened to my partner back in August 2006. It was the Bank Holiday Weekend, Saturday. We had just been down to Glastonbury (the town, not the festival!) on our motorbikes for a night away, and we...

200 pounds worth of damage to my vechile Added by: jason1104 on 07 05 2009; 0 comments

due to most of the roads around where i travel around thearea of wa145ny i have had to replace both my wishbones soon to also have to replace my shockabsorberes have alrready replaced my springs which to be honest i could not afford todue to...

Winning Formula Added by: MartinB on 18 04 2009; 2 comments

Travelling on a major B road in the SE, I hit a huge pot hole and damaged my tyre beyond repair. I immediately took photo's, measured the area and took notes. I called the council, made them aware of the damage and asked for a claim form....

Avoid puddles if you can Added by: avantime on 29 03 2009; 0 comments

I hit a pothole in this village and found out that the locals stop if they see a car coming in the opposite direction there are so many potholes ,and the council say there are not negligent. HA HA In fact when someone tried to claim from this...

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