Rejecting a council offer for pothole damge

Marvel1

LightFlare said:

Marvel1 said:

As above, a new tyre for £22 - bargain.

Also maybe worth now getting a spare tyre.

to be fair to the OP (and others) -- many cars nowadays dont have space or carry a spare. They just have cans of sealant instead

Mine did too - had the space but no spare, first thing I did was buy one and have needed it.

SteveJW

Very fair offer

In a past life claiming for accident damage if a tyre was damaged used to claim using the 

following

Example

New tyre cost £100 tread on new tyre 12 mm

Take away 2mm (nearest to 1.6mm not used)

Usable tread depth 10mm

£100 divided by 10 = £10 per 1mm of usable tread depth

6mm remaining on tyre take away 2mm = 4mm usable tyre depth remaining

4mm x £10 = £40

£40 claimed

Yes our tyres were truck tyres with 12mm of tread when new

Hope the above makes sense