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Hit Pothole - Can i claim???

Hoggy101 · 2009-12-09 23:17:26

Yesterday hit a crater sized pothole on main road to midleton (co cork) cominig from the Cork city direction just after Carrigtwohill. Anyway damaged not only tyre but cracked alloy aswell. Reckon its gonna cost me 300+ euro. Happened to me at quarter to one in the day. I passed the same site 3 hours later and sadly saw…

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10-12-2009 12:17am

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Hoggy101

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Yesterday hit a crater sized pothole on main road to midleton (co cork) cominig from the Cork city direction just after Carrigtwohill.

Anyway damaged not only tyre but cracked alloy aswell. Reckon its gonna cost me 300+ euro.

Happened to me at quarter to one in the day. I passed the same site 3 hours later and sadly saw another car stuck at the side of the road changing there having hit the same hole.

Seemingly more cars have also done damage there as it was on radio after warning people about it.

This is no regional road, this the the N25 national primary between Cork and Rosslare. The pothole has since been filled.

Have i any chance of claiming succesfully?

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#2 10-12-2009 12:47am
Trojan911

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I saw a post some time ago with similar question and the answer was yes, you can. I'm at a loss where I saw the reply, try posting in the Legal Discussion Forum, please also be aware of the Charter within said Forum.

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#3 10-12-2009 2:47am
rotinaj

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055763000

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#4 10-12-2009 2:53am
Gonzales

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from your photos that the road has been repaired or reworked recently, this may give you room to claim on the basis of mal fesance or misfesance, not sure which exactly.

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#5 10-12-2009 10:12am
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that whole stretch of road is being resurfaced at the moment, with the speed limit is reduced to 60km/h.
it looks like the crater is in the 'ramp' they laid down between the old section and the bit being resurfaced. I'd say you have a good case there. good luck with it!

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#6 10-12-2009 2:17pm
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I've often wondered this as well since I've narrowly escaped from destroying Alloys on the road from Macroom to Millstreet. Good luck with it.

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