Cracked windscreen - pothole claim?

toddis

Driving along the M2 this morning between junctions 2-4, there's a series of potholes.

To cut to the point, my windscreen was hit by 3 stones causing my windscreen to crack.

My question is....Can I claim against the council for the damage? I'll go through my insurance as I have windscreen cover.

If I'm able to claim, how do I go about it and how do I prove the potholes were to blame?

As the damage is on the passenger side, its currently not a hazard, but in time, the crack will get worse and be in my eyeline.

Thanks

Quentin

How did potholes throw stones at your windscreen??

Not likely to succeed with a claim against the council!

Aylesbury_Duck

I don't think it would be a council claim (wouldn't it be the Highways Agency or whatever they're called these days?) anyway, but no, you wouldn't be able to prove the cracked windscreen was a result of potholes and therefore you don't have a claim. It's just one of those unfortunate things.

tower

On a Motorway you would have to claim against the Highways Agency.
Not sure of your chances though..

AdrianC

Highways England, this week.

AndyMc.....

toddis wrote: »

Driving along the M2 this morning between junctions 2-4, there's a series of potholes.

To cut to the point, my windscreen was hit by 3 stones causing my windscreen to crack.

My question is....Can I claim against the council for the damage? I'll go through my insurance as I have windscreen cover.

If I'm able to claim, how do I go about it and how do I prove the potholes were to blame?

As the damage is on the passenger side, its currently not a hazard, but in time, the crack will get worse and be in my eyeline.

Thanks

Claim off the driver who threw them up.

facade

AndyMc..... wrote: »

Claim off the driver who threw them up.

He wasn't negligent, so you can't.


Negligence if it was debris from the tyres leaving a site and he hadn't washed off his tyres, or if he drove on loose chippings at more than the recommended speed.
Not just trundling along a motorway....

arcon5

I think he was joking lol

toddis

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

.......anyway, but no, you wouldn't be able to prove the cracked windscreen was a result of potholes and therefore you don't have a claim. It's just one of those unfortunate things.

tower wrote: »

.....Not sure of your chances though..

Just to let you know.....
MY CLAIM WAS SUCCESSFUL AND A CHEQUE IS IN THE POST.

A learning curve for the doubters :beer:

I'll update with a photo of my cheque as soon as it arrives

AdrianC

So you've successfully claimed off your insurance...?

toddis

AdrianC wrote: »

So you've successfully claimed off your insurance...?

No, I successfully claimed off Highways England.