18-03-2013, 01:21 PM
(This post was last modified: 18-03-2013, 01:24 PM by silestanix.)
Had a wishbone bent, snapped ARB Link, bent ARB, rim crack and (3 day old Goodyear) tyre rip via a pothole on the A406 last year on my Volvo, I was furious, sent pictures of the damage and pothole to Barnet Council and also sent a letter to both the Council and the local rag, stating that, and I quote from the letter I wrote, "...we can get on with life and repairs done but what if an Ambulance racing to save a life or carrying a patient had hit that pothole? You Councillors and those who neglect to fix such bad roadways will have death and blood on your hands!..."
The pothole was like a crater :| ...10.7cm deep, 80cm long and 103cm wide...it was pretty much like a manhole cover had been taken, except it was filled with debris and broken remnants of tarmac...
I got paid back the £600 I paid for the repairs, new rim and tyre, the Pothole was mysteriously filled literally a week later and I got a letter from the Council apologising for any 'inconvenience' and that thy were unaware but thankful I had highlighted such bad state of road.
I still hope now that I made them feel very guilty...!
The pothole was like a crater :| ...10.7cm deep, 80cm long and 103cm wide...it was pretty much like a manhole cover had been taken, except it was filled with debris and broken remnants of tarmac...
I got paid back the £600 I paid for the repairs, new rim and tyre, the Pothole was mysteriously filled literally a week later and I got a letter from the Council apologising for any 'inconvenience' and that thy were unaware but thankful I had highlighted such bad state of road.
I still hope now that I made them feel very guilty...!