hollydolly
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no it just means that what you might call 'small holes'' are actually half the road width
No fuel again... petrol stations closed in my area
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Don M.
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We ran around the area today....doing some shopping we've been delaying. We did most of our shopping in a larger town about 30 miles away, and their gas prices were 30 cents lower than in our immediate area. I'm cautiously optimistic that we've seen the worst of these gas prices, but the coming Spring/Summer months, with more people getting out, will tell the story.
hollydolly
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Todays' news...
Motorists in Britain have been awarded almost £13million in compensation for damage to their vehicles caused by potholes in the last four years, according to a new study.
Councils and road authorities have been paying through the nose to cover the garage bills of drivers who have damaged vehicles on craters on roads.
However, of the 145,000 compensation claims made between January 2018 and October 2021, just a quarter have had their repair costs reimbursed.
The new figures have been uncovered in an exclusive investigation by WhatCar?.
It found that 37,366 motorists have made successful pothole damage compensation claims in the last four years, which represents a 25.7 per cent success rate.
The grand total paid out across all councils and operators amassed to a massive £12,991,216.81 - which works out at around £347 per successful claim
It found that 37,366 motorists have made successful pothole damage compensation claims in the last four years, which represents a 25.7 per cent success rate.
The grand total paid out across all councils and operators amassed to a massive £12,991,216.81 - which works out at around £347 per successful claim.
According to the Asphalt Industry Alliance's latest ALARM report on the state of roads in England and Wales, the average cost to fill a pothole is £47.42 - though it also says that the total bill to repair the nation's badly-rutted roads has now surpassed £12.6billion and will take nine years to rectify.
Of all the authorities paying out the biggest sums, Highways England - now renamed National Highways - has the largest compensation bill.
The Government agency manages the Strategic Road Network, meaning it is responsible for every pothole on the 4,300-mile network of motorways, dual carriageways and other A-roads.
In the four year period reviewed, Highways England forked out a whopping £865,254.75 in pothole-related damage claims.
My county isn't even on the list...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-10711525/Claiming-pothole-damage-25-successful.html
Motorists in Britain have been awarded almost £13million in compensation for damage to their vehicles caused by potholes in the last four years, according to a new study.
Councils and road authorities have been paying through the nose to cover the garage bills of drivers who have damaged vehicles on craters on roads.
However, of the 145,000 compensation claims made between January 2018 and October 2021, just a quarter have had their repair costs reimbursed.
The new figures have been uncovered in an exclusive investigation by WhatCar?.
It found that 37,366 motorists have made successful pothole damage compensation claims in the last four years, which represents a 25.7 per cent success rate.
The grand total paid out across all councils and operators amassed to a massive £12,991,216.81 - which works out at around £347 per successful claim
It found that 37,366 motorists have made successful pothole damage compensation claims in the last four years, which represents a 25.7 per cent success rate.
The grand total paid out across all councils and operators amassed to a massive £12,991,216.81 - which works out at around £347 per successful claim.
According to the Asphalt Industry Alliance's latest ALARM report on the state of roads in England and Wales, the average cost to fill a pothole is £47.42 - though it also says that the total bill to repair the nation's badly-rutted roads has now surpassed £12.6billion and will take nine years to rectify.
Of all the authorities paying out the biggest sums, Highways England - now renamed National Highways - has the largest compensation bill.
The Government agency manages the Strategic Road Network, meaning it is responsible for every pothole on the 4,300-mile network of motorways, dual carriageways and other A-roads.
In the four year period reviewed, Highways England forked out a whopping £865,254.75 in pothole-related damage claims.
My county isn't even on the list...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-10711525/Claiming-pothole-damage-25-successful.html