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Hit pot hole and burst tyre

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  • jamesb1239
    jamesb1239 Posts: 648 Forumite
    I suppose it could have been worse :beer: sorry i had to :beer:

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  • INT1
    INT1 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    New tyre has gone on, the alloy isn't damaged, guy reckons the tyre took all the shock, I will get tracking checked though but again he reckons it till be ok as it didn't damage alloy.

    Here are some daylight pics, I will be sending my letter out on Monday/Tuesday.

    Then will just have to wait and see.

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  • DaveMacD
    DaveMacD Posts: 575 Forumite
    roddydogs wrote: »
    What tyres have 8mm to start with??
    Mine start out with 12mm...

    £100 for a tyre is a lot, but there are some out there that are a LOT more... :(
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    It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without being seduced by it.

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  • catflea
    catflea Posts: 6,620 Forumite
    Thats a big hole

    (pothole and tyre!) :eek:
    Proud of who, and what, I am. :female::male:
    :cool:
  • INT1
    INT1 Posts: 1,257 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I think the Continental has 8 mil to start with. It's a tyre off a BMW hence the price.
    They tyre thats damaged has only done 400 miles, I have the old tyre and a receipt, the council are happy to inspect it.

    I have posted this on a few forums, I am getting mixed reviews if I will get a claim accepted...Watch this space.
  • Wig
    Wig Posts: 14,139 Forumite
    DaveMacD wrote: »
    Mine start out with 12mm...
    And which ones are they?
  • aqueoushumour01
    aqueoushumour01 Posts: 1,687 Forumite
    that pothole is a disgrace. i can't see how the snow and ice could purely be the cause. It must already have been there in the first place and got bigger due to weather.
    :D
  • jeannieblue
    jeannieblue Posts: 4,761 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    aqueoushumour01 wrote: »
    that pothole is a disgrace. i can't see how the snow and ice could purely be the cause. It must already have been there in the first place and got bigger due to weather.

    And visible to the human eye too! In which case - avoid/drive round it! Have some dreadful ones round here, just have to take it easy and be sensible or rush to the lawyers....
    Genie
    Master Technician
  • DaveMacD
    DaveMacD Posts: 575 Forumite
    Wig wrote: »
    And which ones are they?
    It's an off road tyre for a 4x4 :)
    Fight Crime : Shoot Back.

    It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without being seduced by it.

    Support your local First Response Group, you might need us one day.
  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    The second set of pictures are much better. They show that the pothole is BIG! It looked small in the first set.

    Let us know how the claim goes.
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