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Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:42
just got back in and thought i would have a rant about what just happened cos im well pissed off!

i met this girl im seeing at this pub and she had her car there, and i picked her up to come back to mine for a bit. that was all good and then few hours later driving back up to the pub she says o you can turn right there its much quicker. so i turn right up this shitty little lane, out of nowhere there is this massive pot hole. try and swerve but as it was so big the front passenger wheel just crunched right in it!

i new i had a flat straight away, but i have just had it lowered and thought it had fucked the suspension, and also just put refurbed vtr wheels on and thought it had buckled it or something. so got out and everything looked fine apart from the puncture. so jacked it up, took the wheel off, put the steelie on and then realise the fucking bolts wont go in far enough and the wheel was just loose. so were in the middle of nowhere and ended up driving on the flat all the way back to this pub, constantly thinking my wheel was getting more and more fucked but i had to keep on going!

then she had to drive me back to mine to get the steelie bolts, went back up to the pub, jacked it up and the jack collapsed while it was up nearly crushing my hand! then took about half hour getting this jack off this bloke who luckily lived just up the road. in the end put the steelie on and manged to thread one the bolt holes so i only put 2 bolts on but was enough to get me home!

then had a well deserved pint!

im just glad my wheel isnt fucked and all ive got to get is a new tyre.

is there anyway i can some sort of compensation for the shit state of the road? as there is potholes all the way down it.

rant over! sorry for the essay just really pissed me off!
Jaytee
16th February 2009, 23:45
important thing is did you nail the girl...........or at least get head.
Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:47
haha i thought someone would ask that! and yes the second half of your reply might have happened! ;)
stinkycheese
16th February 2009, 23:47
write to the concil. with a reciept for a brand new tyre

EDIT: lolage at the above
Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:48
good plan. you rekon i need to take pictures of the pothole and stuff?
Jaytee
16th February 2009, 23:49
haha i thought someone would ask that! and yes the second half of your reply might have happened! ;)

Well thats better than a kick in tits.

write to the concil. with a reciept for a brand new tyre

Include photo's of said pothole, and girl. In this thread. Im sorry
Lozza_vtr
16th February 2009, 23:50
Yeah you will need picture of the pot hole and possibly a ruler inside the hole whilst taking the picture to show the depth of it.

It is suppose to be a right nightmare trying to claim, most council's will not even pay out. :panic:
stinkycheese
16th February 2009, 23:51
Well thats better than a kick in tits.



Include photo's of said pothole, and girl. In this thread. Im sorry

+1.......
Darlo-paul
16th February 2009, 23:52
Attach the old tyre aswell, might give them a scare.
Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:53
+1.......


lol some of the pictures on my phone might not be suitable for this "family" forum!
Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:53
Attach the old tyre aswell, might give them a scare.

yeah i should do that. it is royaly fucked as i drove about 2 miles on it flat!
Jaytee
16th February 2009, 23:55
lol some of the pictures on my phone might not be suitable for this "family" forum!

you have a pm. You dont really but no one else will know unless they read this.................damn.
Chris_O
16th February 2009, 23:58
you have a pm. You dont really but no one else will know unless they read this.................damn.

lol...!
stinkycheese
17th February 2009, 00:03
pm me them. Typin this on my n95 whilst waitin for car to warm up. Woop woop. Boobys please
shooorn94
17th February 2009, 00:06
Unlucky bud, were you using the standard citroen jack per chance? I remember one failing on someone last year on holiday in his 106. :panic: Made a nice bang as it fell to the floor.

Potholes are a nightmare now due to the snow.. got 7 big ones just before you enter my street, tempted to fill them in tbh.
Mr_X
17th February 2009, 00:08
do it properly and you will get your money back.

I claimed back 1k worth of damage because poor road.
Chris_O
17th February 2009, 00:09
Unlucky bud, were you using the standard citroen jack per chance? I remember one failing on someone last year on holiday in his 106. :panic: Made a nice bang as it fell to the floor.

Potholes are a nightmare now due to the snow.. got 7 big ones just before you enter my street, tempted to fill them in tbh.


yeah standard citroen one. it was lucky i wasnt using it to have a look under the car or something. never had it happen to me before it was scary as fuck!

thats probs not a bad idea filling them in yourself if its on your street and you have to use the road, as the council will never get of their arse to do it tbh!
Chris_O
17th February 2009, 00:10
do it properly and you will get your money back.

I claimed back 1k worth of damage because poor road.


what would you advise as doing it properly? taking pictures with ruler included of the pothole, and state of the tyre etc..? and just write a letter?
Mr_X
17th February 2009, 00:25
what would you advise as doing it properly? taking pictures with ruler included of the pothole, and state of the tyre etc..? and just write a letter?

with mine, it wrote off my car. So i had police report etc etc, but i know of people that have knackered their suspension and all they did was take pictures, and keep all receipts and invoices. Call up your local council as everyone is different, but be persistent. its easier than you would have thought tbh.
saxowebby
17th February 2009, 00:25
picture of the pot hole, picture of your wheel, where and when it happened and the damged caused.

write a letter to the council, and then if they refuse to pay speak to your solicitior
Chris_O
17th February 2009, 00:27
right cheers i think im going to get on this tommorow!
Chris_O
17th February 2009, 00:27
right cheers i think im going to get on this tommorow!

edit double post = dodgy wireless
Mr_X
17th February 2009, 00:30
best of luck mate
saxo_scottish
17th February 2009, 13:55
Yeah you will need picture of the pot hole and possibly a ruler inside the hole whilst taking the picture to show the depth of it.

It is suppose to be a right nightmare trying to claim, most council's will not even pay out. :panic:

if there was a white box aroound the pothole you cant claim, also the council can have up to 6 months of saying they are going to fix it, for example they say they will fix it in january, they then have until july before anyone can claim mate
goodall3518
17th February 2009, 14:21
tbh
if this girl is fit itd make it much better
if shes some munt who was a booty call...









:n:
steviee90
17th February 2009, 17:18
potholes are a nightmare, i seem to remember a road round where i live that had this huge pothole, i think it had just appeared over night, because about 9 cars in a row all went through it and had their tyres f**ked
Add91289
17th February 2009, 17:39
roads round here are like mine fields. road tax my arse
xxpinkyxx1991
17th February 2009, 18:12
are you still talking to the girl then lol... its all her fault for taking you down some random road :n: x
SP3ED_FRE4K
17th February 2009, 18:51
are you still talking to the girl then lol... its all her fault for taking you down some random road :n: x

Bit harsh mayb she didnt know....:p x
xxpinkyxx1991
17th February 2009, 18:52
meh... i was joking anyway x
SP3ED_FRE4K
17th February 2009, 18:58
meh... i was joking anyway x

thats ok then :hug: lol :p x
Chris_O
21st February 2009, 19:33
are you still talking to the girl then lol... its all her fault for taking you down some random road :n: x


i am still talking to her yes, but i was slightly pissed off at the time to say the least!

anyway i took some pics of it today, i forgot how big the fucker actually is!


http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/chris_furio/splittyreandpothole012.jpg

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/chris_furio/splittyreandpothole014.jpg

yes that does say 57inches!

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/chris_furio/splittyreandpothole019.jpg

and the tyre

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/chris_furio/splittyreandpothole002.jpg

http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/chris_furio/splittyreandpothole006.jpg

i got quite a few more photos so im going to print some off and write a letter. everyone rekon this is worthy of a claim?!
wobble_vtr
21st February 2009, 19:35
fuck me thats a wee crater eh?
shooorn94
21st February 2009, 19:36
I'm not sure but that looks like it could be a private road.. or is it just a country road? Just be sure it's not a private road before you contact the council otherwise they'll tell you where to stick it bud..

It's pretty big and you can see where other cars have tried avoiding it too. Definetly try and claim
Jamie
21st February 2009, 19:40
Fk me, looks like a crater..

Make sure its not private then talk to local council"!"!
Chris_O
21st February 2009, 20:00
yeah its definately not a private road i know that for a fact. i will get on with the letter then and see what they have to say about it!
phillyh
21st February 2009, 20:05
Jesus, it looks like a cruise missile hit that road!

A mate up here got a new fog light paid for after it smashed due to 'le' pothole.
VTRelite
22nd February 2009, 01:16
you can get compo for damage to your car as my girlfriends brother cracked his rs4 alloy and had to get it fixed which cost him £50 but then get £190 compo - good times :afro: