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Post by oli on Mar 14, 2013 22:35:33 GMT 1
According to the news I heard today, a third of all drivers report they had suffered damage to their cars as a result of potholes.... This seems a huge number to me and far more than I'd have thought. I can only think of one person I know who damaged an alloy on a pothole. I wonder if the reported damage included all the coil springs that newer cars seem to have an appetite for? Whilst the roads are fairly crappy, I find it hard to believe they were that much worse than 30 years ago... or is it that cars then didn't have daft super low profile tyres, delicate alloys and rock hard suspension, combined with low undertrays etc...  Oli |
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Post by Karl on Mar 14, 2013 23:06:56 GMT 1
Another bullshit poll by aa/kwik fit/ etc etc
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Post by don180 on Mar 15, 2013 20:59:56 GMT 1
Some cheap alloy wheels do crack or get damaged quite easily
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Post by Rhubarb on Mar 15, 2013 22:25:02 GMT 1
A lot of roads are in a right old state down here
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Post by Autoclean on Mar 15, 2013 22:44:45 GMT 1
i know a taxi driver who complained about the potholes after a coil spring broke and is trying to claim for the damage, but the hole in question was repaired very fast  |
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Post by natedog on Mar 16, 2013 1:10:22 GMT 1
We do pick up loads of stuff for pothole damage. Punctures are the most common, a few with bent arms, and one just after Xmas that had hit a hole deep enuf to rip the wheel/hub/strut clean off the car Full of muddy water you couldn't tell it was 8 to 10 inch deep Sent from my HTC One SV using proboards |
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Post by oli on Mar 16, 2013 23:56:45 GMT 1
8-10 inches deep, that's a fair pot hole! You wouldn't want to hit that at speed, even in a 4x4.
I think it was an AA survey if I remember rightly.
It just set me thinking, at what point is it the council's fault for crappy roads versus your fault for driving a daft car. Fair enough we expect more than African style dirt roads in the UK but if you drive something that is effectively a track car on the road (M3CSL, or lotus Exiege for example) and damage it on an uneven piece of Tarmac, at what point does it become your point for driving an unsuitable car?
Oli
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Post by natedog on Mar 17, 2013 1:12:09 GMT 1
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Post by essexman on Mar 17, 2013 9:40:27 GMT 1
It was mentioned many years ago on a local radio talk show that road builders/repairs have been using "inferior" materials for some time. Apparantely, materials that cover a wider temperature range are more expensive. This all started when we were getting milder winters. Who remembers when the tarmac was sticking to tyres in extreme heat! Since the weather extremes have changed again in the last couple of years with our hot summers and freezing winters the council can now blame it on "climate change" or the classic "overuse"  . With the recent changes to legal aid playing into their hands, they are happy to let you fight for compensation rather than build roads suitable for the climate. |
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. With the recent changes to legal aid playing into their hands, they are happy to let you fight for compensation rather than build roads suitable for the climate.