Octy estate vs potCREATER

[bajanpete]

Good morning to all. here is a little reminder of what happens when you hit a pothole at about 40-50 MPH.

result, one destroyed tyre and wheels out of alignment.

now to go to the Ministry of Public works and transport to make a claim.

Edit: the alloy was not damaged.

Edit2: in the 2nd pic, there is a blue thing at the bottom right hand corner of the creater. that is my pocket organiser/diary. hope that helps you all. i have to send a letter to the permanent secretary of the mpw outlining the particulars of the incident, along with a copy or car's papers and my licence

Edited 1 November, 2008 by bajanpete

[KenONeill]

I'd suggest getting some more shots of the crater, with something that shows what sort of size it is in it!

[gilesk]

I agree, that just looks like a small piece of missing tarmac, are your tyres legal?

[athol]

I sometimes wonder how my alloys are still in tact, roads are like that where I live and i have those alloys as well !

[rwbaldwin]

I'd suggest getting some more shots of the crater, with something that shows what sort of size it is in it!

:iagree:

And something that clearly shows the depth, as this is critical when making a claim.

[bajanpete]

thanks for the replies. so, apparently the tyres were a fair bit unhealthy, so we got a new set today. a brand new set of Hankook Radial k106 tyres. felt the difference almost immediately but, tonite when my mother was coming home, she hit a potcreater. the same osf wheel that was hit this morning. so she called the insurance recovery ppl to change the tyre. i checked it @ a gas station to see where the leak is coming from. it seems to be the corned of the tyre has a small crack in it and air is escaping from the rim. also, this happened exactly 12 hours after i hit the hole this morning:mad:. so, another claim. pics were taken and the police were notified. so on monday, the letters, copies of drivers licences and the tyres will be going down to the ministry to be sorted out. i am really gutted, finally we get sum new tyres and this happens. also i will have to get the suspension checked because there is a loud noise over rough roads or on bumps. i will post pics at my earliest convenience. and will update on any developments