Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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Well after almost 5 years of driving my luck has finally run out (in regards to pot holes that is!)
Going through some back roads (country lanes - which are in pretty poor condition and full of pot holes), on the way to work I managed to hit one at about 50mph (moving over from some tosser in the middle of the road  ) which damaged my alloy and punctured the tyre 
Pot hole (aka trench):
Damage:
Within a couple of minutes after I had hit it I could tell there was something wrong, the steering didn't feel right and within a mile it was pulling to one side (I stopped to check and the tyre was getting very soft). Pulled over at a garage just to pump it up so I could get to work which was another 4 miles away but didn't make it... the garage was located next to a Honda dealership so I took the alloy over to them and they couldn't do anything about it whatsoever  although they did give me and a mate who I work with a lift to Bathwick Tyres to check it. First thing the guy said is: "There is no point putting a new tyre on that, it'll just go soft straight away. We could smack it with a hammer but it's likely to crack" They pointed me in the direction of an alloy refurbishment company in Swindon (Lepsons) to which it cost £40 + VAT for the alloy to be fixed and I needed to put a budget tyre on as well (until I got some new ones for the front)... so in total £101 for the lot.
Obviously slightly annoyed at that it has cost me £101 because of a tosser who couldn't drive properly and the huge pot hole (trench) that I hit so one phone call to the council later and I have received a form from them which I need to complete and send back ASAP.
I have evidence of damage and pot hole + a witness so hopefully I can claim some if not all of it back (probably by about christmas from what I've heard )
My main cause for concern though is that the pot hole is on the side of the road (even though on one of the pics you can see where they've filled in next to it). So there is a good chance they might just tell me to do one!
So before I reply is there anything else I need to consider?
Thanks in advance 
p.s Driving around on the spare (space saver) was shockingly shit!!! Found a design flaw with Honda - the Spare doesn't fit over the front discs / calipers so we had to swap it for the back It was like a high heel on one side  and the lean back stance was uber JDM   oh and to top that all off I was limited to 50mph and had bugger all handling - I got overtaken by a bloody transit at 50mph 
[Edited on 22-06-2010 by Ash_EP3]
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johnny86
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Registered: 15th Feb 10
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bash the inside of the wheel with a copper hammer and pump it up should stay up
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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quote:
Originally posted by johnny86
bash the inside of the wheel with a copper hammer and pump it up should stay up
It's fixed...
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dan_m1les
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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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I may have to go out later and take some pictures of pot holes round here that have never been fixed to show you the true meaning of a bad road!
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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I'd call that side of the road rather than a pot hole tbh.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Yeh I think they'll just call it the side of the road too, no harm in trying, but I know they like to argue it even when it's a clear cut case against the council, so I can't see them letting this one go.
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JaffaTB
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Registered: 7th Oct 09
Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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I would call it the edge of the road too
You should come to Sheffield, pot hole city of the UK! Theres not one road without a pothole! Even a small 10mph road that goes straight through the hospital grounds for people to be dropped off and picked up is holed to fuck and its only about 200 meters long!
On my way to work i swerve left and right avoiding sunken grates and holes everywhere, what do we pay road tax for? Ive been getting seriously fed up with the state of the roads for a long time
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Write to the council about them and they should fill them in/relay it if it's bad enough.
they do around my way.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Long and short of it is, watch where you're going.
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