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On visiting my parents last Sunday I hit a pothole bursting both tyres and bending the alloy wheels on the passanger side. It was either that or have a headon with the oncoming car! The pothole in question has been there to my knowledge 2-3...

In January 2008, I hit a pothole on a dark, wet and windy night. The impact was so great that it burst both front and rear tyres, buckled both alloy wheels and damaged the suspension so badley that my car was in the main dealers for two days...

I'm in dispute with the local council regarding damage to two n/s tyres caused by driving on a public road at night and hitting an enourmous pothole that was filled with water. The council says theu are not liable - well it must be those damned...

I have a claim in for £75 to South Lanarkshire council for a new tyre, I've had word back that its in the hands of the insurer, however my extra gripe isn't that the claim I made in February this year hasn't been paid yet, but that the...

I was driving to work and was unable to avoid a pothole on a B road entering Holmbury St Mary. Rescue services fortunately changed my wheel but my tyre (new few months ago) was wrecked. I want to make a claim for the tyre and thought your...

In 2006, I was driving down a main road in Leeds when I hit a big pothole, popping my tyre and cracking my alloy wheel. I called the council and the person I was speaking to confirmed that there had been quite a few reports on it. I then...

Hi, I have just destroyed my car by driving over a metal cover sticking out of the road where they have been aying some electrical cables for the street lights. My car is a show car that was built to shine. Fat chance now the way it looks!!!...

I attach a summary of the situation. I see a familiar thread - 'We inspected it 2 weeks previously and there were no actionable defects' If you require the full written details please ask. This is currently being dealt with through the...

The picture shows a pothole which caused £250.00 of damage to my car suspension. Oxfordshire CC are claiming the site was inspected prior to my damage and nothing untoward was recorded so they were unaware of the problem. We are in the...

In December last year my vehicle hit a pothole on the unclassified road betweem Frogpool and Perranwell Station, the next village. I wrote to the county council who denied liability claiming they had a statutory defence under S.58 of the...