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thumper 01-10-2009 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 93'ColtTsi (Post 6213161)
Well so im driving up cultus lake road doing the speed limit and everything in my dsm and I NAILED a deep horrible pot hole. I got home checked the rim and it was bent pretty good and the tire is messed up as well. Buldge in the tire and its leaking air. Just wondering who, if anybodywould be responsible for this and if anyone has advice.

The pot hole was unmarked, there was no gravel or anything inside it. No warning signs at all to let you know of the road hazzard.

I dont have collision on the car.... and wouldn't go through ICBC anyways cuz a new rim and tire is less then $300 deductable anyways. If i have to i will take this to small claims.

Just wondering if anyone has any good info or tips for me for getting someone to pay for the damages to the car.
hope this might be of some help to you:

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l...shColumbiaHome

Bear2 01-10-2009 03:00 PM
it's tough getting money from municipalities to pay for wheel damage due to potholes.

you have to prove that the municipality knew of the pothole's existence (reported already) and they unreasonably delayed the repair. what's considered unreasonable time? that's for the courts to decide.

OffroadZuki 01-10-2009 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bear2 (Post 6216292)
it's tough getting money from municipalities to pay for wheel damage due to potholes.

you have to prove that the municipality knew of the pothole's existence (reported already) and they unreasonably delayed the repair. what's considered unreasonable time? that's for the courts to decide.
bingo...and that's the thing...given the mudslide, the weather, their manpower/supply of equipment, the number of fresh potholes and the fact that it had only been there for days, I doubt ANY court would find it an unreasonable delay constituting negligence.

tdr6o4s 01-10-2009 09:41 PM
just get a dent puller and it 's an easy fix

johny 01-10-2009 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 93'ColtTsi (Post 6215183)
I was behind a truck. By the time i seen the pothole it was too late. And like i said. The pothole was there for days and days. The road matience people drove by it tons of times and just ignored them. Neglect.

oh and offroadzuki. The "gravel" on the side of the road is not "gravel" its little pieces of the ashphalt that came out of the road.

so you were following too closely.

and you spotted it many times since you saw it for "days and days".... yet you still hit it knowing it was there....


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