pot holes..arhhh

[Andy Allen]

this is what happened to the alloy wheel off my car when i hit a pot hole, cost me £100 for a second hand alloy, the roads round Gloucester are terrible, and it makes my blood boil when you think how much tax we pay on fuel and how much road tax we pay ...........for what to drive on roads that are no better than those in third world countries ​

 

[Gazzer]

The road conditions are no better here mate. I am sure one day I will get pulled over by the police for swerving around the holes in the road.

 

[nybor62]

its the same were i live andy , and the winter we have just had , as made them worse

i pay my council tas and road tax , now go and fix some holes

 

[Stewart]

Just as bad here, but I've never ruined an alloy. Get a claim into the council.

 

[Rich]

Same story down here mate, I have been told that it isnt the cold that does it to the roads but the salt. Dont know if thats true.

The swines down here have taken to putting up signs saying "uneven road surface" this is so they can not be sued for the state of the road and its cheaper than sorting it out :mad2:

 

[user123]

Great big pothole on the way to Guisborough the other day, A road, narrow bit, oncoming traffic a great big lorry, to avoid the hole it was either going onto the grass verge or be hit by a lorry... managed the grass verge, but the guy behind me hit the pothole full on, I saw him stop through the rear mirror but was too churned up about my near miss with said lorry or pothole to stop, couldn't have done anything anyhow, but a half meter hole at the wrong place just ain't funny, my heart was pumping like mad ... all that on the way to the LTP training course... must have been worth it... :lol:

 

[SandyFloor]

It's the same everywhere I'm afraid and it's due to the particularly harsh winters we've had the last two years. From what I heard on the radio a couple of weeks ago it will take eighteen months to get the roads completely sorted out and that's if no more damage is done to them.

The councils don't seem to be in too much of a hurry as it's cheaper to pay out claims than to accelerate the repair programme.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

I've taken to driving everywhere slower, mainly 30mph or less even if the speed limits are higher. this gives me more time to see what's ahead in the road in front of me. plenty of time for anticipation and positioning the car properly. but yeah, there's pot-hole blight all over the UK at the moment.

 

[Andy Allen]

we took photos of the wheel, kept the receipts, and my wifes going to put a claim into the council, see what happens.

 

[On one]

Talking to a bloke the other day who was coming back down the M74 in his Audi estate pulling a trailer with a car on.Hit a pothole so big it ripped his back axle off,sent the car and trailer broadside down 3 lanes of the motorway without managing to hit either barriers.Wagon driver behind him saw what was happening and managed to stop in time and stop the traffic behind him.Audi driver rings the police,police not interested-claim on your insurance!!!!!!!!!

 

[TSTiling]

Check out the below link, as you have said you pay your road tax link the rest of us!

Pot Holes

 

[Rich]

I've taken to driving everywhere slower, mainly 30mph or less even if the speed limits are higher. this gives me more time to see what's ahead in the road in front of me. plenty of time for anticipation and positioning the car properly. but yeah, there's pot-hole blight all over the UK at the moment.

You have a reputation to uphold GRR!

 

[SandyFloor]

She must be a nightmare on the motorway :lol:

 

[Dan]

we took photos of the wheel, kept the receipts, and my wifes going to put a claim into the council, see what happens.

That should go through I'd have thought.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

You have a reputation to uphold GRR!

precious cargo on board at the moment tho. can't risk an accident :yikes: