was out last night in the wifes car on a dark country road and she hit a pothole VERY hard and now the 2 n/s wheels r square.not that bothered about the wheels but i just put 2 new falkens on the front and one has got an egg that would make humpty dumpty proud,is it worth tryin to claim of the local authority or should just buy her a new set for xmas...lol

 

claiming off the local authority is bloody hard work, i gave up in my attempt

i hit 1 so hard it buckled a wheel and sheared a shock clean off at the strut top! luckily the compressed spring kept the thing together long enough for me to stop

before i could get back to get a daylight picture of the hole, it had been filled, within a matter of a few hours! wankers

 

I hit a pot hole and fucked a wheel, I went straight back with a camera and took a load of pics. then I called the council and the were very abrupt and not happy that i was calling about a claim. they asked where and within an hour or two it was filled in (lucky I took the pics)

got £75 towards a new RS wheel

 

before i could get back to get a daylight picture of the hole, it had been filled, within a matter of a few hours! wankers[/quote]


hopefully its still their in the morning on my way too work

 

but make sure you dont give them digital pics, because they may say the pics have been edited...

 

We obviously aren't paying enough road tax.

 

i thot thats why we paid road tax

 

When I was about 18 I went a blast up this single track road leading to a farm. I was on my way home one night and just decided to take a detour so I could have a bit of fun!

This was about 2am on a Sunday morning. I hit a pothole that was so deep I thought the wheel would have been broken. Just a puncture, but I didn't have a jack or a spare. Lol

My phone's battery also gave up the ghost at this point. What a night that was.

 

Have a look at www.potholes.co.uk

it's apparently harder to claim that it once was. I notified the council before claiming (on the sites advice) and they filled it the next day. I didn't bother claiming in the end. But it could be worth pursuing if you like a battle!

 

i did £1400 worth of damage to my rs4.... i hit a pothole which was 52 inches x 18 inches and 4 inches deep... they told me that it wasnt there 2 weeks previously so they werent paying out as they cannot be held responsible...!!!! wankers.. and they never did pay up!!!

 

Can't say i've ever found the urge to fuck a pothole

 

thanks dan but i think im going to go for it,the 2 tyres and wheels is about £400 so i think i will take the chance and just go for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

who knows i might even get somewhere

its not ive got much too lose

 

currently looking at polybushes as im sick off replacing wishbones! i hit a raised grid the other nite and its took its toll somewhere on the car, not found out what it is yet.

 

I try not to fuck potholes anymore - the highways agency don't like it! I tend to just wank off over them now!

 

road repairs are down to the council... it doesnt come out of road tax!

 

I still like my tax disc holder



Hit loads of potholes in my time driving a lowered car but no casualties to report yet

 

I hit a pothole on the M11 in my old Peugeot 206 gti with the front nearside wheel,the force popped the fuel cut out switch which was located on top of the inner wing on the near side,a few weeks later my tyre was low on air and the inner side wall of tyre had split,turns out the rim was slightly fooked,i didn't bother with the council as i thought i wouldn't get anywhere.

 

I had a bad experience with a pot hole a while ago when i got a large dent in my rs diamond cut . which in the end cost me to fix as the local authorities made excuse after excuse so they did not have to pay out.They wanted picture's of the wheel ,the hole measurements,ect.And i was asked why was the hole not reported before? I told them is has been as you have pissed poor fixed it twice before! They fixed the hole 3 day's later.

 

Potholes are a disgrace,

They are annoying when you drive over them .... But try accidently riding over them on an r6 at 40mph..... They can end up killing a motorcyclist.
Do the council care??? Nope

 

im on 2 steel wheels at the front of my car due to where i live as soo as you go in theres huge potholes which you carnt avoid and then before i park in my space theres 2 more fuckers