Pothole claim rejected

arcon5

bigadaj wrote: »

Many seem to, depends on the circumstances but if driving at an appropriate speed and paying due care and attention most potholes can be avoided

MOST pot holes ? Not all ? So how do you know she doesn't avoid most and this was the minority she couldn't ?

firefox1956

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

Have they claimed on their insurance then?

If they have contacted their local Highways Authority regarding damage to their car they will have been asked to fill in a claim form by the Highways Authority as I was.
It asks for YOUR insurance details etc etc
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25233/Highway-claims
HTH

Johno100

firefox1956 wrote: »

If they have contacted their local Highways Authority regarding damage to their car they will have been asked to fill in a claim form by the Highways Authority as I was.
It asks for YOUR insurance details etc etc
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/25233/Highway-claims
HTH

But there is a bit of a jump from that to having a none fault claim on his/her insurance history. I'd be extremely miffed if the council contacted my insurer and caused that to happen all for the sake of a damage tyre.

firefox1956

Johno100 wrote: »

But there is a bit of a jump from that to having a none fault claim on his/her insurance history. I'd be extremely miffed if the council contacted my insurer and caused that to happen all for the sake of a damage tyre.

Miffed yes but it will happen !!

Johno100

firefox1956 wrote: »

Miffed yes but it will happen !!

Well they'd get a consequential loss claim for increased premiums added to the cost of the tyre if they did.

shaun_from_Africa

Johno100 wrote: »

But there is a bit of a jump from that to having a none fault claim on his/her insurance history. I'd be extremely miffed if the council contacted my insurer and caused that to happen all for the sake of a damage tyre.

They probably wouldn't contact the insurer directly but it's still possible that the insurer would find out.
This is because there is a central record of insurance claims and incidents that could lead to a claim and apart from insurance companies, there are many other organisations who can view and add information to this database. Included amongst these organisations are many councils.