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Pothole claim: how much for tyre depreciation, please?
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JudgeDekker
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in Motoring
Hello, everyone. I damaged a tyre by hitting a huge pothole. A new tyre cost £170. I put a claim in to Oxfordshire County Council, who have just written back saying that because the tyre had 20,000 miles of use they would only pay £40. My question is: Should I accept that? It doesn't seem very much. I don't change my tyres very often (I'm a pretty slow and ponderous driver). Thanks for your help.
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They're offering to pay just under a quarter of the price.
Never mind the mileage, how much tread was left?
New tyres are ~8mm tread. Illegal are 1.6mm, recommended change is 2mm. 1/4 of the remaining life would be about 3.5mm remaining tread.
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Right, that's a good idea, I can check the tread remaining on the other three tyres. Thanks.
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JudgeDekker said:Right, that's a good idea, I can check the tread remaining on the other three tyres. Thanks.0
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For a car tyre, allowing for the legal limit, work on about 17% of the cost for each useable mm remaining0
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At 20,000 miles I'd have said the tyre is nearing end of life if it was a front one.
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I would accept their offer.
Guessing it may be the front? (front wheel drive) I've had an advisory for my fronts on the MOT last month, car has 21k miles on. I would say I'm a sedate driver and also add some tyres wear less than others over a similar distance.
I'd say your fronts or maybe all are more or less ready for a change anyway.0 -
And remember to notify your insurance company about the claim.
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MinuteNoodles said:At 20,000 miles I'd have said the tyre is nearing end of life if it was a front one.
On my current Insignia (October 2017 reg) I'm currently at ~28k miles and none of the tyres are showing as being near needing changed. (I have not "rotated" these).0
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