Pothole - council liability

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thelawnet wrote: »

The road is quite narrow, so that vehicle position is quite normal.

It was somewhere around here:

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Goose+Rye+Road,+Worplesdon&hl=en&ll=51.27979,-0.604393&spn=0.003483,0.006539&sll=51.241515,-0.565423&sspn=0.111121,0.209255&oq=goose+rye+ro&hnear=Goose+Rye+Rd,+Worplesdon,+Guildford,+United+Kingdom&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=51.279842,-0.604273&panoid=6uR46243Z3WJOLD2xFk23w&cbp=12,34.38,,0,36.29

If the road has been correctly marked then it is at least 5.5m wide which is the minimum width for a road with centre line.

Not really that narrow but standard for a country road

Chrisblue1962

The white line at the edge of the carriageway is only a guide and does not necessarily mark the exact edge of the adopted highway. You need to contact your local council and make a formal claim for damages under failure to mantain the highway under the Highways Act 1980.

Your local council will have official maps showing adopted highways and they will then decide to either settle the claim or defend it in court.

thelawnet

WTFH wrote: »

Have you reported it to the council?

I called them earlier, they didnt care at all, told me to report it online. Will do so shortly.

thelawnet

DUTR wrote: »

Thanks for that, I'm not sure if you are aware, but that damage has been on that road since July 2012.

Are you talking about the street view drive by date? Assuming its the same damage, which it probably is, it has got much worse.

DUTR

thelawnet wrote: »

Are you talking about the street view drive by date? Assuming its the same damage, which it probably is, it has got much worse.

I am on about the drive by date, it does look to be the same damage , another poster as already commented on the carriageway width, so is probably SWQR resgistered.
Also somebody else has asked if you have reported the hole and I do not recall a reply to that question, I do not notice any white markings around it, so it doesn't appear as if it has been identified for repair (it hasn't been reported) and the council can only be liable if they are aware, and they can only be aware if road users make them aware.
I fear you may not have a succesful case.

thelawnet

BTW, any thoughts on the tyres? I assume they are a write-off, but how can you tell?

They are brand new Goodyear tyres fitted only last week.

thelawnet

Looks like I have a poor chance of a payout

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/council-hit-11m-pothole-damage-4818035

Only one-in-seven claims are paid.

thelawnet

My wife was driving to work today, somebody in the same spot with two blown out tyres, council still not fixed it yet....

Think I will send them a notice of legal action tbh.

tykesi

Good luck with that!

thelawnet

tykesi wrote: »

Good luck with that!

My wife said the woman today who had had her tyres explode seemed a bit flustered by it (AA were in attendance, apparently), and she didn't want to give her her phone number to wife so they could support a claim against council

Some people a bit daft I guess.