I had a similar sort of thing, it snapped a front spring and snapped the cup off the shock, i took pictures of the pot hole and the damage to the car. I had the car repaired 2 new front springs and shocks and sent the bill along with the pictures to my local council and after a few months and quite a few phone calls ( i think i pissed them of more than anything by phoning all the time ).They paid out for it in full. So worth doing in the end.
The pot hole was repaired with in 3 days of me sending them the letter and bill.
The pot hole was repaired with in 3 days of me sending them the letter and bill.