An interesting link. It shows that a re-occuring pothole near me has been reported and fixed numerous times. Why the council's contractors cannot do it properly rather than just slapping in a bit of tarmac each time is beyond me! MTTF must be under a week!

I saw a number of old potholes temporarily repaired (they were marked with a 'T'). Within a week, the same company came and made a permanent repairs (no doubt thus being paid twice). There was no urgency for the temporary repairs, they were no worse than much of the road damage around.

I contacted my local councillor who came and made the appropriate noises, but never heard any more.

I wonder how many people are making a lot of money out of this?

Edited by bathtub tom on 06/04/2013 at 12:56

Here is another one...

Dear NCC

I am writing to you to inform you about the damage caused to my vehicle by a defective carriageway, namely G**** Drive in Wes*****and to make a claim against you to make good the damage.

I reported the accident to****** Borough Council (ref.654865) on the 3 rd of June 2010 and they forwarded the information to **** Council.

I received a response from aaa bbb for ******* County Council on the 7 th of June 2010.

The accident occurred when traversing a hump constructed in the road, despite driving at a slow speed, the car dropped down after the hump and a harsh bump was felt and heard, accompanied by a graunching sound.

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The Defendant is responsible for maintaining the carriageway, namely ***** Drive in *******, upon which a defect caused an accident resulting in damage to the Claimant's motor vehicle.

The Claimant claims that the Defendant's combined inspection and maintenance regime was inadequate, and that there was a lack of due diligence and reasonable care in carrying out duties.

The Claimant's claim is for damages, as remedy for the cost of repairs carried out to the motor vehicle to make good the damage sustained during the accident.

£

Amount claimed

£382.62

Court fee

£35.00

Solicitor’s costs

Total amount

£417.62

I stopped and looked and found that aft of the hump the carriageway is considerably deformed in two patches where tyres land after the bump, the fabric of the carriageway has worn down, become crazed, but it also appears that the substrate has compacted and the road has been depressed into two pits to form an entrapment. Between the two pits, there is an area of carriageway which appears to have contacted with the underside of many vehicles, including my own, which is evident from the severely scraped surface.

The defects appear to have developed over a considerable period of time, as there is an area of significant scarring where vehicles have previously grounded.

The damage was initially thought to be minor and to the plastic undertray and soundproofing, but oil has leaked into the soundproofing material and is now dripping out onto the floor overnight.

My claim is for £230.62 for the replacement of the sump, and £152.00 for the new sound-deadening undertray. This is a total of £382.62.

Please can you advise me how you may offer to arrange for this.

Edited by Hamsafar on 06/04/2013 at 19:19