DAMN POTHOLES!
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Well one huge pothole has made a right mess of my little brothers Twingo RS. It's location is along the Banchory Devenick road from the South Deeside Road, going to Portlethen. It's an unlit road, and the pothole is roughly 2m wide, 15cm deep.
Its looking like two new wheels and tyres, and possibly more, it's making a very rough grinding noise now..
Any idea if the pothole claim thing works?
Its looking like two new wheels and tyres, and possibly more, it's making a very rough grinding noise now..
Any idea if the pothole claim thing works?
Aberdeen is getting pretty bad again!
I tried reporting a few potholes last year, they never got filled in.
And a few notable ones;
King Street - mainly the bus lane heading Northbound. Also heading into the city, at the lights with the beach esplanade.
Bedford Road - At the top end at the lights and the small bridge, it's seriously like a bomb site.
Oh, and the Parkway, where it meets the top of Broadfold Road (homebase), on either side of the road is bad!
I tried reporting a few potholes last year, they never got filled in.
And a few notable ones;
King Street - mainly the bus lane heading Northbound. Also heading into the city, at the lights with the beach esplanade.
Bedford Road - At the top end at the lights and the small bridge, it's seriously like a bomb site.
Oh, and the Parkway, where it meets the top of Broadfold Road (homebase), on either side of the road is bad!
Edited by standfree93 on Monday 3rd January 19:01
standfree93 said:
Bedford Road - At the top end at the lights and the small bridge, it's seriously like a bomb site.
Tell me about it - even when crawling in a soft and squishy 205 its a nightmare 
Also some bad ones as you enter Aberdeen down the Lang Stracht
Edited by MarkRSi on Monday 3rd January 20:41
Don't get me started...
The other half burst one of the Audi's 18" tyres a couple of weeks back in Glasgow so it's been running round on a spare for the time being. Sods law, New Years eve yours truly then drove in into what could best described as a quarry and burst a second tyre and dented the alloy.
I'm now searching for a set of standard 16" wheels for it now... and if that fails, a fooking Land Rover Defender.
The most galling thing being, come the end of the month the feckers will want another wedge of my hard earned for road tax...
Happy New Year!
The other half burst one of the Audi's 18" tyres a couple of weeks back in Glasgow so it's been running round on a spare for the time being. Sods law, New Years eve yours truly then drove in into what could best described as a quarry and burst a second tyre and dented the alloy.
I'm now searching for a set of standard 16" wheels for it now... and if that fails, a fooking Land Rover Defender.
The most galling thing being, come the end of the month the feckers will want another wedge of my hard earned for road tax...
Happy New Year!
justin220 said:
Well one huge pothole has made a right mess of my little brothers Twingo RS. It's location is along the Banchory Devenick road from the South Deeside Road, going to Portlethen. It's an unlit road, and the pothole is roughly 2m wide, 15cm deep.
Its looking like two new wheels and tyres, and possibly more, it's making a very rough grinding noise now..
Any idea if the pothole claim thing works?
Did a post earlier, deleted so not to double up on posts but came across some dangerous potholes heading West of significant depth and width that if hit at a reasonable speed could cause serious damage and/or an accident. Its looking like two new wheels and tyres, and possibly more, it's making a very rough grinding noise now..
Any idea if the pothole claim thing works?
Having seen them its not hard to imagine the damage that they will cause but I gather the pot hole claim system is vigorously fought by the councils, you need a strong case, photo's hopefully at the time of event, witness statements because as soon as an incident has been reported some of these potholes have miraculously disappeared subsequently diminishing the chances of a claim, of course I'm not implying that this particular council would do this !!!
It would be good if there were unequivocal clear rules on the policy for claiming for pothole damage.
From the council's persepective, I can fully understand why they fight every claim, there is no way they can continually inspect all their roads on a daily basis to catch any hole that appears. Similarly, when there is extreme weather and a pothole appears on every road, they can't deal with them all instantly.
And as an individual, I am fed up with all the "where there is claim there is blame and give me my spondoolies now" culture.
Having said that, we as motorists should be able to drive along a road taking normal precautions and not suffer damage to our vehicles. On the M8 at night you have no idea if that patch on the road is where a pothole has been filled or where a pothole is lying in wait for you. Similarly where you have standing water at the side of a road you have no way of knowing what its hiding from you.
So let us see some clear rules on the clims process!
From the council's persepective, I can fully understand why they fight every claim, there is no way they can continually inspect all their roads on a daily basis to catch any hole that appears. Similarly, when there is extreme weather and a pothole appears on every road, they can't deal with them all instantly.
And as an individual, I am fed up with all the "where there is claim there is blame and give me my spondoolies now" culture.
Having said that, we as motorists should be able to drive along a road taking normal precautions and not suffer damage to our vehicles. On the M8 at night you have no idea if that patch on the road is where a pothole has been filled or where a pothole is lying in wait for you. Similarly where you have standing water at the side of a road you have no way of knowing what its hiding from you.
So let us see some clear rules on the clims process!
Bit of an update, both front tyres were beyond repair, and one of the alloys bent, although Laws Tyres seem pretty confident they can sort this.. (Cracking service from them btw)
As the car was on axle stands we had a quick look for any further damage, although couldn't spot anything obvious.. will see how it drives once the new tyres are on
As the car was on axle stands we had a quick look for any further damage, although couldn't spot anything obvious.. will see how it drives once the new tyres are on
S2red said:
While i can undersatnd logic in the council not knowing about every pothole their claims of regular inspections does not wash when you see how long if ever it takes to get them attended to. Will "avoiding potholes" be an accptable excuse to Plod for weaving about road?
And for god sake, if you see a car coming the other way, don't flash your headlights to warn him 
A year or so back, a friend of mine hit a serious hole at the side of a B road when he was doing around 50mph which subsequently blew the N/S/F tyre out and pretty much wrecked the wheel. Needless to say it was a brown trouser momment given the wet condition and the rapid deflation of the tyre however it was later that we starting to ponder what would the outcome have been had he lost control, hit the bank or worse... a car coming the opposite direction.
I'd be interested to see where blame would lie in that sort of worst case situation?
I'd be interested to see where blame would lie in that sort of worst case situation?
Davie said:
A year or so back, a friend of mine hit a serious hole at the side of a B road when he was doing around 50mph which subsequently blew the N/S/F tyre out and pretty much wrecked the wheel. Needless to say it was a brown trouser momment given the wet condition and the rapid deflation of the tyre however it was later that we starting to ponder what would the outcome have been had he lost control, hit the bank or worse... a car coming the opposite direction.
I'd be interested to see where blame would lie in that sort of worst case situation?
I think it would be based on whether it had been reported or not. Thats why I think its very important to report pot holes when you find them, not say to yourself "Its not my problem".I'd be interested to see where blame would lie in that sort of worst case situation?
Having said that, I know it wouldn't be that straight forward.
jsc15 said:
Watch out for the deep one on the Kingston Bridge, Northbound on the right side of the fast lane.
Having just typed that, I'm a bit worried about any deep potholes on a bridge? Where's the surface sinking to?
its not sinking, the tarmac breaks up due to water getting into the cracks, freezing and expanding the gap, then thawing, letting more water into the larger gap which them freezes again, then thaws etc all the while cars drive over the weakened bit and gets broken up pulled out of the hole.Having just typed that, I'm a bit worried about any deep potholes on a bridge? Where's the surface sinking to?
deevlash said:
jsc15 said:
Watch out for the deep one on the Kingston Bridge, Northbound on the right side of the fast lane.
Having just typed that, I'm a bit worried about any deep potholes on a bridge? Where's the surface sinking to?
its not sinking, the tarmac breaks up due to water getting into the cracks, freezing and expanding the gap, then thawing, letting more water into the larger gap which them freezes again, then thaws etc all the while cars drive over the weakened bit and gets broken up pulled out of the hole.Having just typed that, I'm a bit worried about any deep potholes on a bridge? Where's the surface sinking to?
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