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Damaged car for sale - caused by potholes

Car damage caused by potholes

Car wrecking potholes

It's no joke! What do you do when you have to use a road every day and its full of pot holes leading to damage to your car? The garage bills are starting to mount up and I can't afford to use this road every day.



The state of our roads is just disgusting and I for one am well and truly fed up paying a road tax and not seeing repairs undertaken in a timely fashion. Where do you begin if you want to report problems with potholes?

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14-5-2008if you have any facts about the road that you would like to share please email me at kicksstarbaby@aol.comshelbert808
14-5-2008I'm writing a report on how we should fix the roadsShelbert
06-2-2008I hit a large pothole at 40mph on a local road. The narrow road with oncoming traffic left nowhere to turn as I turned the corner to find this abyss in the road. As the car shook, I decided to stop and looked at the tyres, and all seemed ok. I have been driving for a month, and the front wheel di...moreVery Annoyed
27-1-2008I know this is not a car problem but it is just as serious.my husband rides a bike to work and has done for years,plus he was a member of a cycling club for years so is not a novice.he fell into a pothole badley bruised his ribs which caused him to be off work for 2 weeks,the pain lasted over 6 wee...morevery annoyed
03-12-2007Brand new 330i BMW Sport Saloon had it less than 2 days after a 19" Alloy fit, brand spanking new Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres. Tried to move a notorious pot hole that has been in the road even after many complaints that I have made to the council. Oncoming vehicle prevents me from steering around...moreblp101
30-9-2007I too have endured a roadside incident envoing a Pothole, on the east bound 60 freeway in Moren Calif--the hole was so deep when the right side front tire hit the whole car shook--I am so very worried about delayed damaged, I have no clue to contact, is there anyone???? awor1288@aol.com Sept. 29, ...moreMissAnn
15-7-2007Out in the Van today...hit 5" pothole resulting in blow out, alloy damaged and tracking knocked out, ive taken photos and will pursue it tomorrow. This hole could be potentially fatal to a biker! an accident waiting to happen on the consience of Derbyshire county highways...Brent.
09-7-2007Last Dec my sons car had a damaged alloy wheel, 2 burst tyres and a damaged wishbone after hitting a large pothole. The pothole was left by a company working for the water board. We took photos the next day and sent off a letter of complaint. The Company has now agreed to pay for the alloy wheel and...moreMargaret
30-6-2007My wife and I were driving down an 'A' road ('A' for A-hole) today and hit a pot hole. Well, it wasn't actually what we'd say was a pot hole but a crater the size a nuclear explosion would cause! We did actually look around the area just incase there was any dead radioactive ...moreBuggered Beemer Caveman
20-6-2007Last January my husband hit a huge pot hole in the road which caused the ball joint of his van's front tyre to break away and consequently he was pulled into the middle of the road towards on-coming traffic - this was on a 60mph road. My Husband managed to gain control of the vehicle, but was se...moreA victim of Labour
28-5-2007I hit a pothole last night coming home on a dual carriage way, its a 40mph road with cameras which indicates that ! was doing less or equal to the average speed of that particular road!! the pot hole has totally smashd my rim the rim is dented in the worse possible way you could expect. I drove t...morePizzed Off
22-5-2007Could not agree more. I could be on mastermind, specialist subject - Pot Holes between Hamilton to Glasgow.. Like you I am totally cheesed off with the state of our roads. Something needs to be done about it and soon. My cars front suspension is goosed because of the hitting a pothole the size of a ...moreFogTyne



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