MSE say drivers could be due compensation for pothole damage

Motorists can appeal to their local authority to try and get money back for any repairs.

so they’re safe for everyone to use, says Martin, and if they don’t and your car’s damaged, they should help pay the costs to repair it. But he warns that we need to be wary of “compensation culture” especially when taxpayers are footing the bill.

Claims need to prove that the damage was done by a pothole and this pothole needs to be deep enough to be recognised as such. Most councils accept a pothole as being 40mm deep – so if the hole in thePotholes should always be reported to your local authority and you can do this

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