Thread: Damage to car from potholes

HI, my car was damaged because of a very deep pothole.

I went back to the site to take picture of the pothole but it had been filled in, this was a few days after the incident. Other potholes on the same road have not been filled in, I believe this is because they are no way near as bad.

I've already shelled out £170 for repairs and am about to spend another £30 and then possibly another couple of hundred.

I was hoping someone could help me draft a letter to the council and also perhaps advise me on my chances.

Thanks a lot in advance,

Surely someone other than LP can help.

Hi there , i had same problem , nearly £500 in repair bills over the course of a year. in my case i took pictures of the potholes that had damaged my car , and after the relivant ring around of various agencys, it turns out that its the local area council is responseable for damage , to cars due to pot holes , i got my bill paid and £250 pound on top for my trouble ,, and the pot holes are now fixed.

hope this helps you

Paul-j

ok mate, have you got letters etc tat you sent out to the council i can have a look at?

Originally Posted by needadvice1

ok mate, have you got letters etc tat you sent out to the council i can have a look at?

hi mate never sent letters to the council,i went personally.
i took my bill from the garage, along with pics of the potholes in question along with a letter from the garage stating that the damage, was caused by sudden shock to the suspension, struts, springs bushes tracking tyre's and wheel damage, etc...

in your case the pot holes where all ready filled in ,after returning to take pictures witch means that, the council was already aware of the the hole(s).

in there defence they will say that you should have reported the holes prior to damage, and that you should have informed them the day of damage. (i know from past attempts). state that you was unaware that it was the councils liabilty. so was not reported then due to lack of knowadgle .

that should do it.

if they dont , tell them you will take legal action as they duty bound to keep the roads in good order.

i used that one , and got the result i needed

thanks for that mate, that's really helpful.

can i ask how you got them to give you £250 on top?

how i got the extra on top ,was simple i was working and as , my car was off the road ,and needed it to travel a good 50miles each way, so i billed them the cost of the travel , plus the days lost of work , they did not like it , but they payed up.



hope that helps

ok understood, thanks very much

good in luck in trying , do post how you get on.

best regards

will do, thanks

i've filled in the forms they sent me, now it's a waiting game i guess.