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Pot Hole Damage
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laurenps88
Posts: 2 Newbie

in Motoring
Hello,
I hit a pot hole a few weeks back. It completely shattered my wheel, snapped the cv axle and tore through my gear box. The car had to be picked up on a flatbed and was subsequently written off.


I hit a pot hole a few weeks back. It completely shattered my wheel, snapped the cv axle and tore through my gear box. The car had to be picked up on a flatbed and was subsequently written off.
I have been paid out from my insurer, however it was an old car so I didn’t get much. I’m now without a car and completely out of pocket if I want to get a replacement.
I was going to make a claim with the council however I’ve since found out it was a private road.
I’ve spoken to the local highways agency and highways England. They simply said it wasn’t their problem.
I don’t know where to go from here. How do I find out who owns the road?
I’ve contacted multiple solicitors but they’ve all said they’ll only take on my case if I’ve sustained injury- which I haven’t.
Is it a waste of time to pursue this?



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Your insurer has already paid you, presumably the value of the car. What else do you think you can claim for?
If anyone has a valid claim against the road owner it is your insurance company.2 -
When your insurers paid out they inherited your right to recover their outlay from whoever caused the incident (assuming it wasnt your fault) and so the first thing to do is to speak to their Recoveries department and ask them if they are attempting to recover from anyone/how its progressing. There is a chance they've registered it as a single party incident and so it hasnt been passed to Recoveries but that depends a little on the quality of the claims handlers.
If they are attempting recovery then you can ride their coat tails and look to get your uninsured losses after them.
If they have decided that there are no realistic prospects you have to decide if you agree or not. Not sure why you contacted the Highways Agency, it looks residential and therefore if its an adopted road it would be the local council. If its an unadopted road then it will be more complex to find out who owns it and more importantly their duty of care will be much lower than a public body like the council.0 -
If it is a private road how come it has double yellow lines
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Grey_Critic said:If it is a private road how come it has double yellow lines0
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DB1904 said:Car_54 said:Your insurer has already paid you, presumably the value of the car. What else do you think you can claim for?
If anyone has a valid claim against the road owner it is your insurance company.I guess that’s just the way of it, and my own bad luck. But I thought I’d just ask if there was anymore I could do in the way of claiming from the actual road owners. My insurers said as it’s a total loss they had no interest in pursuing any other party and if I wanted to go down that route I’d have to do it by myself.0 -
IIWY I would "take a hint" that if a solicitor doesn't want to take it on, then it's probably a lost cause.
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Sandtree said:Grey_Critic said:If it is a private road how come it has double yellow lines
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troffasky said:IIWY I would "take a hint" that if a solicitor doesn't want to take it on, then it's probably a lost cause.Grey_Critic said:Sandtree said:Grey_Critic said:If it is a private road how come it has double yellow lines0
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Sandtree said:troffasky said:IIWY I would "take a hint" that if a solicitor doesn't want to take it on, then it's probably a lost cause.Grey_Critic said:Sandtree said:Grey_Critic said:If it is a private road how come it has double yellow lines0
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