POTHOLES >:(

[Eoin]

Just had ma left sump guard ripped of by a big dirty ******* pothole! Was unavoidable as there was a lorry coming the other way! ach wells

anyone else having a bit of pothole misery??

[Hecktix]

there are loads of potholes because of the ice n snow and tings

[scott]

yeah there is loadsssss around here, they started to fill them up but they are starting to just dip down again. Just before my house there is a roudnabout and just as you come off it there is 3 hugeeeeee holes they are really annoying :@

[Black_Apalachi]

I don't get how snow and ice creates potholes...

[Eoin]

did you ever do freeze/thaw weathering in geography? same principles

[scott]

snow goes in the crack water freezes which makes it bigger and then it just keeps going till it makes a huge hole i think......lol

[Aidenn]

I don't get how snow and ice creates potholes...

Water gets into Cracks, the -*C Freeze the water causing it to turn to ice expanding the crack, and then the water melts and repeats, then you get huge potholes.

[Black_Apalachi]

Oh right, I didn't think that took effect so severely in such a short time.

[tdi]

You can appeal against potholes relating to vehicle damage. Return to wherever you hit the pothole with a camera and a tape measure. Take lots of pictures of said pothole, including some which show you measuring it (in diameter, depth, etc) .. then, take pictures of the damage of the car.

Take the car to a garage and get a quote to repair the damage, even though it's really easy to repair yourself.. Get a written quote.

Write to the council (or email, but 'in writing' is more effective) including a copy of the written quote and the pictures, with an explanation of what happened. Wait for them to get back to you.

Watch your sump too, I've been through 3.. so I'm getting a custom sump guard next week.

[Slowpoke]

Nightmare all over the UK at the moment. They've filled some in here but they've done a pretty crap job.