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Potholes caused house to vibrate lost sleep
bobmorecombe
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Motoring
Hi, I live on a busy central London road with lots of buses so there is a lot of traffic noise and some vibration. The road was extensively retarmaced last year and over the last 2 months I noticed severe vibration every time buses passed along which is about every 2 minutes. I'm talking about my bed shaking through the night. It was awful.
Eventually I figured out it was due to 2 large, deep potholes. The Council filled these fairly promptly although I had to report the matter 3 times. Interestingly they did not respond directly to me even though they said they would as a matter of course.
Do you know whether I am entitled to any compensation for loss of sleep and distress without suing them through the county court?
Now I realise they are not particularly negligent in respect of repairing the fault fairly quickly, but I feel that the road was not built properly in the first place and anyway they are responsbile for damages that arise.
Eventually I figured out it was due to 2 large, deep potholes. The Council filled these fairly promptly although I had to report the matter 3 times. Interestingly they did not respond directly to me even though they said they would as a matter of course.
Do you know whether I am entitled to any compensation for loss of sleep and distress without suing them through the county court?
Now I realise they are not particularly negligent in respect of repairing the fault fairly quickly, but I feel that the road was not built properly in the first place and anyway they are responsbile for damages that arise.
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How do you monetise loss of sleep? lol0
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fill them with something
mix some cement in and pour it in0 -
hubert_cumberdale wrote: »fill them with something
mix some cement in and pour it in
It would need to be very fast drying cement in Central London.:D0
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