pot holes

jackatesme · 24th March 2016, 13:21

Update on our local roads,council have been around with a fresh coat of yellow paint around pot holes,to make sure we don't miss them. I think this is the 3rd coat and they are still not repaired.

Nick Greg · 24th March 2016, 13:24

No surprise there then. The local high viz brigade dolloped some on our main road last week. Did loads in about an hour. Won't last 5 minutes. Say they haven't any money - funny that as they've just built a brand new multi zillion pound leisure centre.

freck · 24th March 2016, 13:59

We've had a street cleaner (the big wagon one, not a guy with a brush) around here yesterday.
The roads are in a bad state already but now all the loose gravel and cracked areas of Tarmac have been ripped up by the brushes and spread around so there's chunks of Tarmac and aggregate all over the roads.

Oh, and now the potholes are even bigger!

FrazzleTC · 24th March 2016, 14:09

I destroyed two very new tyres on my Subaru a few weeks ago, thanks to potholes not being repaired. I was dodging potholes I knew existed, only to hit one that I'd not seen before. £200 later, all sorted.

stevenicks · 24th March 2016, 14:25

Car tax what a bleedin joke, a money earner for the government to offset anything and everything that has nothing to do with roads

freck · 24th March 2016, 14:42

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Originally Posted by FrazzleTC

I destroyed two very new tyres on my Subaru a few weeks ago, thanks to potholes not being repaired. I was dodging potholes I knew existed, only to hit one that I'd not seen before. £200 later, all sorted.

Did you not make a claim against the council Fraser, or whoever maintains the road?

maxxpump · 24th March 2016, 15:03

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Originally Posted by freck

Did you not make a claim against the council Fraser, or whoever maintains the road?

Ive done this before and I was told unless there was a witness to my accident (snapped spring and buckled wheel) nothing could have been done! That cost me £150 to sort out

KWIL · 24th March 2016, 17:48

Stevenicks.
"Car tax" is nothing to do with the roads, it is not a road tax, it is a Vehicle Excise Duty which is what it says an excise duty, goes straight into the general treasury pot.

FrazzleTC · 25th March 2016, 08:55

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Originally Posted by freck

Did you not make a claim against the council Fraser, or whoever maintains the road?

I did, but they wanted my insurance details, and given that my friends who have been driven into have ended up with hiked premiums, I didn't much fancy having to pay more for my insurance!

24th March 2016, 13:21	#1
jackatesme This is my second home rover 75 saloon.Renault Captur 1.5 diesel. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: rhymney Posts: 3,661 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,242 Times in 702 Posts	pot holes Update on our local roads,council have been around with a fresh coat of yellow paint around pot holes,to make sure we don't miss them. I think this is the 3rd coat and they are still not repaired.

24th March 2016, 13:59	#3
freck Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDT Connie Tourer Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Preston Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 142 Thanked 274 Times in 226 Posts	We've had a street cleaner (the big wagon one, not a guy with a brush) around here yesterday. The roads are in a bad state already but now all the loose gravel and cracked areas of Tarmac have been ripped up by the brushes and spread around so there's chunks of Tarmac and aggregate all over the roads. Oh, and now the potholes are even bigger! __________________ Steve Teamwork makes the dream work! Mods planned - Cruise retrofit - Done, ZT front bumper - Done, 160 remap - Done...and probably one or two more This vehicle was the 15,751st 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 This vehicle was the 3,726th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur to be made out of 4,100 This vehicle was the 732nd 75 Tourer in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 4,100 Starlight Silver 75 Tourers

24th March 2016, 14:09	#4
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	I destroyed two very new tyres on my Subaru a few weeks ago, thanks to potholes not being repaired. I was dodging potholes I knew existed, only to hit one that I'd not seen before. £200 later, all sorted. __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

24th March 2016, 14:25	#5
stevenicks This is my second home MG ZT 180 Auto / Rover 75 2.0 Diesel Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brecon. Posts: 7,465 Thanks: 3,297 Thanked 1,666 Times in 1,264 Posts	Car tax what a bleedin joke, a money earner for the government to offset anything and everything that has nothing to do with roads __________________ "You're Not Laughing Now Are You?" Steve

24th March 2016, 13:24	#2
Nick Greg Posted a thing or two Honda Insight Hybrid Join Date: May 2015 Location: Brighouse Posts: 1,157 Thanks: 691 Thanked 424 Times in 280 Posts	No surprise there then. The local high viz brigade dolloped some on our main road last week. Did loads in about an hour. Won't last 5 minutes. Say they haven't any money - funny that as they've just built a brand new multi zillion pound leisure centre.

24th March 2016, 17:48	#8
KWIL Precise Rover 75 Tourer 2.5KV6 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fleet Posts: 2,960 Thanks: 630 Thanked 617 Times in 480 Posts	Stevenicks. "Car tax" is nothing to do with the roads, it is not a road tax, it is a Vehicle Excise Duty which is what it says an excise duty, goes straight into the general treasury pot.