Less than 1000 miles off ownership and I lost a tyre to a pothole today 😡 I didn't really want the 19s for that very reason and it annoys me there's no choice with the sportline to downgrade. 

 

Some helpful person since put a cone in there, picture for reference. 

 

 

 

46 minutes ago, Jmagee said:

Less than 1000 miles off ownership and I lost a tyre to a pothole today 😡 I didn't really want the 19s for that very reason and it annoys me there's no choice with the sportline to downgrade. 

 

In Germany, the Karoq Sportline comes with 18" wheels as standard with the option to change them to 19". The same probably applies to most other EU countries where they don't insist that you take the most extreme wheels in the range.

 

Edited 23 January, 20242 yr by Carlston

If under 1000 miles, could try arguing with dealer, vehicle not fit for purpose as part disintegrated in normal use, therefore want remedy.  (use legal term remedy).

 

Therefore want faulty vehicle or parts replaced Free of charge, or will reject as unsuitable for Cumbrian roads.   (They won't know how serious you are about rejecting, but if they do the talk and patter, ask them for a letter confirming they are rejecting any claim so you can give written outcome to your lawyer.

 

Then after few minutes pause, ask if they will swap the wheels with some 17s and they can keep the 19s.  To close the matter.   See how you get on.

 

 

An interesting idea John but I'm not sure I'd have much luck. 

 

Would 17s with bigger tyres actually be less at risk of damage? I'm inclined to think that but I'm not entirely sure.

39 minutes ago, Carlston said:

 

In Germany, the Karoq Sportline comes with 18" wheels as standard with the option to change them to 19". The same probably applies to most other EU countries where they don't insist that you take the most extreme wheels in the range.

 

Very sensible. Should be the same here and I've no idea why it isn't!

1 hour ago, Jmagee said:

Very sensible. Should be the same here and I've no idea why it isn't!

Why make it an option when they can sell replacements to their customer 🤔

2 hours ago, Jmagee said:

Less than 1000 miles off ownership and I lost a tyre to a pothole today 😡 I didn't really want the 19s for that very reason and it annoys me there's no choice with the sportline to downgrade. 

 

Some helpful person since put a cone in there, picture for reference. 

 

File a claim with the local council.

17 minutes ago, petrolcan said:

 

File a claim with the local council.

I will be doing. Main concern though is I've no idea how much damage it may have actually done. Tyre is obvious but other things less so. 

Everyone that lives and drives where that pothole would need to be reporting it and other potholes and then the Local Authority would need to have their Department or contractor doing the inspections and maybe arrangements to take action.

I see no Marking of the area awaiting repair. There is the other surface repairs or work from what was done & it is on the edge of it.

 

Adverse / Winter weather and you get potholes, especially in lovely scenic areas, country roads, touristy places.  Awkward positions where road works cause complaints.

 

@JmageeHave you gone on the Pothole websites and seen if others have bee  reporting that pot hole.

Have you reported it by now of flagged it on the Pothole websites? 

I think (not sure) the general situation regarding Council claims is that if they didn't know about it -tough.  If they did know about it (i.e.  has previously been reporter) then you might be in with a chance.

 

Government advice here:

https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle

 

Money Saving Expert advice here:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/pothole-claims/

 

 

tom

 

16 hours ago, Jmagee said:

An interesting idea John but I'm not sure I'd have much luck. 

 

Would 17s with bigger tyres actually be less at risk of damage? I'm inclined to think that but I'm not entirely sure.

I put 17" alloys on mine with 225/55 R17 MICHELIN Pilot,s because of potholes and it makes a world of difference . You will have to tell your insurance .The tyres and rims must still fall within certain parameters or your speedo will be wrong

Maybe the latest Pothole claim thread on here. Loads more over the years.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/512714-pothole-damage-claim-compensation

 

Thanks all, I've filed a claim. Reported it online too. I've actually got a screenshot from a Facebook thread where someone else has said they reported it 4 days before I hit it so fingers crossed. 

 

Just so bloody frustrating!

On 23/01/2024 at 19:37, SurreyJohn said:

If under 1000 miles, could try arguing with dealer, vehicle not fit for purpose as part disintegrated in normal use, therefore want remedy.  (use legal term remedy).

 

 

   You should have kept that one back for April Fools day John. It'd have been a cracker.

 

The car was fit for purpose, the road surface wasn't.

 

Hope the claim goes thru but the pesimist in me says the council were unable to repair the road due to the dangerous conditions in recent days. " The weather has caused issues on almost every road in our district and we're doing the very best we can to repair them as fast as we can, but obviously we do everything at once".  ( use legal term - Act of God ).

Edited 24 January, 20242 yr by kodiaqsportline

On 23/01/2024 at 23:44, Rooted said:

Adverse / Winter weather and you get potholes, especially in lovely scenic areas, country roads, touristy places. 

Common fallacy, potholes do not start in bad weather, they just become enlarged with water/ice.  

 

There used to be old saying, stitch in time saves nine.   Applies to roads too, fix a crack or small hole to stop water getting in (which is quick job with hot liquid tar) then nothing to get bigger.  Leave it and got bigger job to do.  That's why don't see potholes in roads with good continuous tarmac.

@SurreyJohnVery true, road works, iron works, poor under surfaces, repairs / refinished surfaces that look fine until downpours, heavy rain, freezing, snow, gritting ploughing etc. 

They do not start in bad weather, but one day there is a surface that thousands drive over, within a few hours a bit of damage and before another 24 hours plenty keeping local tyre fitters busy.

 

eg,

Forfar North Street and Glamis road this week and Angus Councils slow reaction even though their staff were hitting these holes as unavoidable where they were in the lane, and once you hit them once you knew because lucky or unlucky and you could slow, indicate and go into the other side of the road.

 

Temp repair finally yesterday, this morning they are opened up ready to wreck another few tyres.

Last night into this morning the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee was a horror show in the pithing rain as potholes opened up again on the centre lines, and in where HGV wheels drive. 

 

4 Miles of Contraflow at 50 and 30 mph limits and there were potholes in the lanes in the cones. 

The closed lanes were likely getting repairs but not in the pithing rain they were not.

On 25/01/2024 at 19:19, SurreyJohn said:

...fix a crack or small hole to stop water getting in (which is quick job with hot liquid tar) then nothing to get bigger.

 

To stop water getting thru?  Tar is permeable, it's designed to let water thru. We'd have to swap our cars for boats if it didn't

 

It's NOT a quick job, and that's the whole  problem. They need to take time to prepare the area before repairing it, then the repair would last longer. But they don't. They just come along, throw in tar ( or use that road sweeper looking truck with a hose that pours rather than sucks on rough surfaced B roads ) give it a couple of taps to flatten it out and it's done. They just filled in some holes on our road today -  must have been about 7 or 8 repairs to do - took them barely 30 mins.  I was half thinking of phoning the council and booking them to visit in November to repair their repairs.

 

Think of it like going to the dentist. If you go to the dentist for a filling, she'll remove the old filling, she'll then remove the decay, clean the area and then refill the hole. Amalgam fillings do the job perfectly well  but pay her extra, and she'll fill it with composite ( white filling ) and it's hard to tell there's been a repair.  Now if it was the council doing your teeth, they'd just slap tar on top of the existing broken filling and feck the decay. That's why we're a nation full of roads not fit for purpose. And rotten teeth ! 

 

I've always has 6 monthly dental checks for as long as I can remember, but all of a sudden, my teeth and gums are so good, apparently I don't have to see my dentist for a whole year. Of course this has nothing whatsoever to do with recent NHS Dental reform up here in Scotland.  The truth is our nations teeth are going to decline, just like those potholes because we can no longer afford to do the job properly.

Edited 27 January, 20242 yr by kodiaqsportline

On 26/01/2024 at 08:03, Rooted said:

@SurreyJohnVery true, road works, iron works, poor under surfaces, repairs / refinished surfaces that look fine until downpours, heavy rain, freezing, snow, gritting ploughing etc. 

They do not start in bad weather, but one day there is a surface that thousands drive over, within a few hours a bit of damage and before another 24 hours plenty keeping local tyre fitters busy.

 

eg,

Forfar North Street and Glamis road this week and Angus Councils slow reaction even though their staff were hitting these holes as unavoidable where they were in the lane, and once you hit them once you knew because lucky or unlucky and you could slow, indicate and go into the other side of the road.

 

Temp repair finally yesterday, this morning they are opened up ready to wreck another few tyres.

Last night into this morning the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee was a horror show in the pithing rain as potholes opened up again on the centre lines, and in where HGV wheels drive. 

 

4 Miles of Contraflow at 50 and 30 mph limits and there were potholes in the lanes in the cones. 

The closed lanes were likely getting repairs but not in the pithing rain they were not.

Sorry to perpetuate thread drift,  but thought I'd mention my recent pot hole experience.

 

I hit this whilst driving on Friday (in the dark) and cycled back to take a closer look. 

 

Given the implications of what might happen if you unsuspectingly came across in the dark (on  motorbike/bicycle) I opted to report to the local council,  only to find numerous previous numerous reports,  the earliest of which dated back 1 month!!

 

The website reported 'awaiting inspection'.

 

Given this is a major/ high speed road I emailed the local councillor,  but am yet to receive any response. 

 

In the meantime I headed back in daylight this morning and see it's now been outlined in paint, presumably as a precursor to an imminent (? temporary) repair?