i hit a pothole in hounslow
took pics
went and saw the person in charge of roads
gave me a form
filled it in
they sent out an assesor
was told that they would pay the damages once i gave them a recipt that the work had been done
bill came to £2200
they said the car was worth £1900 and gave me £1800

the damage was 2 bent rims plus cracked crossmember, engine sump, front diff sump and steering rack on the estate

so deffo worth pursuing