Road Ruined Me Rim

knifey_spoonie

Anyway was on me way to work this morning, and was slowing to turn left and hit a pothole filled with water coud'nt even see the damm thing.

Anyway ended up bending the rim a 18" BMW orignal MV2 . Now where do i stand with the council will the cover this.???


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Dmtiling

I used to work as a mechanic and had lots of people coming in with this very problem. You will have to pay the garage to get a new one and then you can seek compensation from the council to cover your costs. However I never never heard of anyone win a case with the council and get the money from them.

Its worth a shot though.

ART6

Three years ago I claimed and received the full cost of a replacement alloy from Waterford Corpo under the same circumstances. I sent them a copy of the replacement bill and a photograph of the damaged wheel, and three months later a cheque arrived in the post. But I suspect that such claims will not succeed in the future as the lack of funds will mean that most roads will become like bomb sites and there will be few motorists with intact wheels and suspensions.

Drummerboy08

The council will only entertain a claim if

- the road has been attempted to be repaired recently
- there have been a number of complaints about that area of the road

Other than that, i'd say there aint much you can do about it. Just slow down the next time you use that road.

maidhc

I know there is little point in saying it, but anything bigger than 17" must be more trouble than it is worth.

I wouldn't hold out any hope for getting anything from the Co. Co., the primary resposibilty of avoiding obstacles lies with the driver and irish law does not recognise a tort for nonfeasance in respect of public bodies. In fact a law was passed which would allow you claim (back in 1962 IIRC), but it has never actually been brough into force.

Stevie Dakota

Sorry, but riding around on 18"s in this country and you will end up with knackered wheels. It's like wearing ballet shoes to a boot fight. And our roads are only going to get worse.

Anan1

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Sorry, but riding around on 18"s in this country and you will end up with knackered wheels. It's like wearing ballet shoes to a boot fight.

Very funny, quite true also.:D

green-blood

Anan1 wrote: »

Very funny, quite true also.:D

and irrelevant, it was the road not his wheel/tyre that was not fit for purpose.

Graham_B18C

Happened to the mother a few months ago, she took photo's of the pothole and kept the receipts of getting a new tyre and wheel fixed, e-mailed them to Dublin City council and got a cheque for the full amount about a month later! Think it worked out at about 200 quid because her car doesn't have a spare wheel, only one of those spray things, and she had to get the tyre place to do it outside the house (because it happened close to home)

Stevie Dakota

green-blood wrote: »

and irrelevant, it was the road not his wheel/tyre that was not fit for purpose.

Not irrelevant, people get 18"s primarily because they look good, they are simply not practical for Irish roads. Our roads are crap, that is a fact we all know, and if you ride big rims you have to be prepared for the inevitable consequences, and you'll be very lucky to get any form of compensation (or sympathy in my case!).

Gumbo

Dmtiling wrote: »

I used to work as a mechanic and had lots of people coming in with this very problem. You will have to pay the garage to get a new one and then you can seek compensation from the council to cover your costs. However I never never heard of anyone win a case with the council and get the money from them.

Its worth a shot though.

ive received payments from Dublin city council 3 times inr elation to damaged wheels.

livvy

the way this country deals with civil claims if you fell into the pot hole you'd probably be guaranteed the dosh!!

I am aware of a case where pothole was causing tyres to burst. Driver called station and got Guard to view damage and pothole. She photographed the damaged and forwarded it with complaint letter and Garda's name to councils. As far as i know she got a result.

XXNikXX

well a friend of mine hit a pothole and ruined her rim completely, she sent a copy of the reciept for getting it fixed along with a picture she took of the offending pothole and was sent back a letter from tipperary co. co. saying that they do not accept responsibility for damage done to cars while driving on their roads..

(the rims on her car are only 16'')

Eoin

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Not irrelevant, people get 18"s primarily because they look good, they are simply not practical for Irish roads. Our roads are crap, that is a fact we all know, and if you ride big rims you have to be prepared for the inevitable consequences, and you'll be very lucky to get any form of compensation (or sympathy in my case!).

I'm inclined to agree. I had 18"s on my 3 series, and I'd say in the two years I had the car, I had at least 5 or 6 punctures. A year with 17"s and a bigger profile, and not one puncture.

Esel

As I understand it: if the pothole has not been previously repaired (even if the council has been informed of its existence), they have no liability.

S.I.R

knife_fighter wrote: »

Anyway was on me way to work this morning, and was slowing to turn left and hit a pothole filled with water coud'nt even see the damm thing.

Anyway ended up bending the rim a 18" BMW orignal MV2 . Now where do i stand with the council will the cover this.???


Thanks

counsil are responseable but its so back logged its not worth your time...

Steelies Ftw.

craichoe

XXNikXX wrote: »

well a friend of mine hit a pothole and ruined her rim completely, she sent a copy of the reciept for getting it fixed along with a picture she took of the offending pothole and was sent back a letter from tipperary co. co. saying that they do not accept responsibility for damage done to cars while driving on their roads..

(the rims on her car are only 16'')

Jesus christ and when theres a burglary someplace they don't turn up.

minxie

same happened me. galway cc fobbed me off saying
it was subcontracted to another company and to
take it up with them.. waste of time and energy.
i got nowhere

pburns

green-blood wrote: »

and irrelevant, it was the road not his wheel/tyre that was not fit for purpose.

In an ideal world of milk and honey and Jessica Alba lookalikes maybe...

What world you livin' in!?:D

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Not irrelevant, people get 18"s primarily because they look good, they are simply not practical for Irish roads. Our roads are crap, that is a fact we all know, and if you ride big rims you have to be prepared for the inevitable consequences, and you'll be very lucky to get any form of compensation (or sympathy in my case!).

+1 I'm afraid.

I love the look of big wheels but would think twice about going beyond 17''. For keen drivers, in the real world, the disadvantages of bigger wheels way out-weight the positives (except of a snooker-table smooth race-track maybe).

ART6

pburns wrote: »

In an ideal world of milk and honey and Jessica Alba lookalikes maybe...

What world you livin' in!?:D

The world I live in is one where the roads are poorly constructed and inadequately maintained by incompetents who have the gall to call themselves engineers and deny any responsibility for the work they do for their pay.:mad:

Stevie Dakota

ART6 wrote: »

The world I live in is one where the roads are poorly constructed and inadequately maintained by incompetents who have the gall to call themselves engineers and deny any responsibility for the work they do for their pay.:mad:

Hey, I live there too, small world!

knifey_spoonie

Thank for all the replys

Anyway you cant beat a lump of wood and a 4LB lump hammer, bead sealed it up and she's holding air, but im still going to try thr council as it still bent, and it aint two weeks since they have filled these holes


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Esel

knife_fighter wrote: »

... but im still going to try thr council as it still bent, and it aint two weeks since they have filled these holes...

If the pothole has been previously repaired, you definitely have a case, afaik.

tossy

Grrr begrudge all those people driving around on 18" wheels laughing in the face of the recession,while im sitting on my 16" steel wheels

I think thats pretty much an accurate round up of the combined begrudging replies here.

I know of several people who have successfully sought compensation.

If you are driving around on 18" wheels and constantly suffering punctures you are one of three things

1.Unlucky

2.A crap and possibly somewhat blind motorist

3.The owner of soft replica alloy wheels

L-M

There is one thing to be said for hitting potholes. The dash lights (around the heater power etc.) weren't working in the car since I bought it. I was going to take apart the dash last Satuday and fix it, when coming home I hit a very big pothole, and now they work!!

Moral of the story. Potholes are good for fixing lights, bad for breaking wheels.

Caliden

I was always told you would only succeed in a claim if the pothole in question had been repaired before and it had come back.

The roads around my place are atrocious. There's a massive one thats about 2-3 foot wide and on the opposite side of the road, there are about 6 hubcaps lying against the wall. A bit like victims of the crater on the road

deadwood

Very misleading thread title.:D