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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Richie London on 18 April 2009, 16:03:38
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going round the greenford roundabout, wheel hit the edge of a deep pothole and took the tyre out the rim, nearly hit the car next to me and ended up half way backwards to avoid him, another car just stopped from going into my side. nearly had a heart attack. got witnesses name and address so need to know who to write to complain to. went down to tyre shop my mate knows and got a dunlop for £30 quid. this is the 2nd tyre in 2 weeks thats come away from the rim.
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glad to hear you werent injured. i would imagine it would be the higways agency you would complain to but am probably wrong.
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just going along in one rd this morning there was more holes than tarmac. i had to zig zag the whole rd to avoid them. its getting beyond a joke round here now. >:( >:( >:(
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going round the greenford roundabout, wheel hit the edge of a deep pothole and took the tyre out the rim, nearly hit the car next to me and ended up half way backwards to avoid him, another car just stopped from going into my side. nearly had a heart attack. got witnesses name and address so need to know who to write to complain to. went down to tyre shop my mate knows and got a dunlop for £30 quid. this is the 2nd tyre in 2 weeks thats come away from the rim.
Been drinking again .......Richie. ::) ::)......Seriously though hope that you are O.K. :y :y :y
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going round the greenford roundabout, wheel hit the edge of a deep pothole and took the tyre out the rim, nearly hit the car next to me and ended up half way backwards to avoid him, another car just stopped from going into my side. nearly had a heart attack. got witnesses name and address so need to know who to write to complain to. went down to tyre shop my mate knows and got a dunlop for £30 quid. this is the 2nd tyre in 2 weeks thats come away from the rim.
Been drinking again .......Richie. ::) ::)......Serously though hope that you are O.K. :y :y :y
i actually leant over to the passenger side i was so sure i was going to get walloped in the side.
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Glad you came out of that one OK --- sounds like it was a "ruined trousers moment" :o
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Write to you're local council, they spend more on compensation claims than they do on repairing the pot holes these days ! :o :o ;D ;D
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p.s dont tell them that you only spent 30 quid on ya new tyre ,lucky git ;D ;D ;D
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One parish council in Essex has decided that it doesnt want its potholes repaired,they say they are an excellent traffic calming measure >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
These rather retards shouldnt be allowed to be in charge of a whelk stall never mind their local roads.
Leaving aside for a moment the damage they do to cars and the potential for causing accidents due to incidents similar to richies,they obviously have no idea about the huge risks these cause to motorcyclists/pedal cyclists and maybe even horse riders. >:( >:( >:(
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Thank god you are ok Richie, that is the main thing!
But also it is good that the only obvious damage to the car was on the wheel! Have you checked the suspension though as that sounds like a right old biff to the wheel?
I'd also recommend taking a picture of the pot hole to support your claim action a.s.a.p. After a woman went under a lorry in Tenterden down here due to pot holes and was killed Ashford Council quickly covered them up within the hour!! ;)
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Fitting shite second hand tyres are you?
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Wher does the money from road tax go to. It Doesnt go on repairing roads.
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Glad you're ok. Local council is who you need to speak to :y
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Fitting shite second hand tyres are you?
no, it was a cash deal ;)
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Good to hear you are ok.. But it seems you need to slow down a bit :y
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Good to hear you are ok.. But it seems you need to slow down a bit :y
wasnt going that fast, probably about 25-27mph. im going back there tomorrow for some photos of the hole then will send to council. the last week ive slowed down a lot as ive only been getting 14 mpg local. now im getting 20.5. :y
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I saw this while reading a kit car mag in
Tesco the library ;) .
It fits the bill
(http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/tdhph200.jpg)
unedited version though! ;D ;D ;D
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should send one of those to the council
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Send a solicitors letter and you will get the tyre money
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Send a solicitors letter and you will get the tyre money
If you had a bang of that severity, check wishbones, general suspension components and alignment too - and send 'em the bill :y
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My boss is having a go at Reddich council - pot hole puncture - I will find out how it is going
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I saw this while reading a kit car mag in Tesco the library ;) .
It fits the bill
(http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/tdhph200.jpg)
unedited version though! ;D ;D ;D
Think they are for sale on Ebay. Could do with some in the OOF shop.
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Send a solicitors letter and you will get the tyre money
If you had a bang of that severity, check wishbones, general suspension components and alignment too - and send 'em the bill :y
i had thought of that, there is a slight vibration on braking. unless the new tyre hasnt been balanced right, the kid took a good 15 mins to put the tyre on the rim.
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Thank god you are ok Richie, that is the main thing!
But also it is good that the only obvious damage to the car was on the wheel! Have you checked the suspension though as that sounds like a right old biff to the wheel?
I'd also recommend taking a picture of the pot hole to support your claim action a.s.a.p. After a woman went under a lorry in Tenterden down here due to pot holes and was killed Ashford Council quickly covered them up within the hour!! ;)
Shows they can do it when they want too!!! Glad you're ok Richie m 8 :y
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Fitting shite second hand tyres are you?
Your getting ripped off Mark if your paying £30 for 2nd tyres, dont pay more than £20 for them :y ;D
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Fitting shite second hand tyres are you?
Your getting ripped off Mark if your paying £30 for 2nd tyres, dont pay more than £20 for them :y ;D
it comes in handy sometime knowing people in the right place, i got a £45 pair of safety boots last yr for a tenner, and a mate brought me back a gucci watch from thailand for a fiver 2 yrs ago :) :)
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Fitting shite second hand tyres are you?
Your getting ripped off Mark if your paying £30 for 2nd tyres, dont pay more than £20 for them :y ;D
it comes in handy sometime knowing people in the right place, i got a £45 pair of safety boots last yr for a tenner, and a mate brought me back a gucci watch from thailand for a fiver 2 yrs ago :) :)
I once bought 2 tyres for my omega.....£10 the pair fitted :y
They'd been on another car for 2 days.....before the owner wanted them changing.....i soon realised why.....the bloody noise they made....was glad to wear em out ::) ;D