Pothole Damage on Military Base

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Good morning all! On my way into work last night, whilst on the main road on station, I hit a large pothole and my car now has a rattling exhaust whilst stationary. I haven't been able to get under it to have a look but i suspect that something's not right. It wasn't there when I left for work and the car didn't go 'bang' apart from this pothole. I know, firsthand, that our local Defence Estates people are aware of the pothole problem around this Station and the one I hit wasn't marked in any way.
What scope is there for claiming from Stn insurance and who would I initially contact - DE? Also, has anyone had any experience of claiming for thsi sort of thing?
Thanks, L
What scope is there for claiming from Stn insurance and who would I initially contact - DE? Also, has anyone had any experience of claiming for thsi sort of thing?
Thanks, L
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Most on-base speeding limits are 20mph. They may well drive a military car over the pothole concerned at 20mph just to see what the result to the exhaust was. If no damage occurs, they may defend their case by saying you must have been speeding.
Thanks for your reply, the speed limit on station is 25mph, which is what I was doing. Do you know if the standards for highway upkeep would apply on a military base as I'm under the impression that it's classed as a private road. It's the main road through camp and lots of us have complained about it getting worse and worse through the winter we've had.
Thanks again, L
I, like the poster quoted above, have no idea which camp you are talking about, however I do know that the vast majority of 'camp roads' I have know have been not covered by the RTA.
Best of luck with your attempt.
They do not fall under the provisions of the Roaod Traffic Acts for the purposes of most things like RTC etc.
The 'owner' of the road is still responsible and has a duty of care.
But with not much money being available to the military, prepare for a fight probably.