18-04-2012, 10:15 AM
i think it would be great if you do actually win this, im surprised they were even willing to give you a form tbh, alot of roads round my way have been 'dressed' and i agree its the idiots overtaking who obviously dont care about there paintwork and people comming the other way that cause majority of the damage. since ive had my current pug no roads have been done but if this is a case you can win then what about gritters? they do similar damage but I cant really see people being able to claim against that? interested to see what comes of this though! will keep eye on this thread
p.s. read the article and maybe some points there that you could include to reinforce what they have said, I agree with them that there 'solution' part is probably unrealistic, especially with goverment funding cuts but the 'half way solution' sounds like it could work well and probably something they are more likely to consider. tbh you would think a simple, rolling in the chippings, would be something of common sense rather than leaving it for us to do, bearing in mind it takes a number of weeks before the road is drivable at normal speed and all those weeks provide risk of damage and injury. another thing that doesnt seem to have been mentioned is the general public being injured, not just people but also as a horse rider this would worry me as chippings being chucked up at a horses legs could result in a serious accident between horse/ rider and car/ driver. luckily its not a situation ive been in yet but again its something they should consider
p.s. read the article and maybe some points there that you could include to reinforce what they have said, I agree with them that there 'solution' part is probably unrealistic, especially with goverment funding cuts but the 'half way solution' sounds like it could work well and probably something they are more likely to consider. tbh you would think a simple, rolling in the chippings, would be something of common sense rather than leaving it for us to do, bearing in mind it takes a number of weeks before the road is drivable at normal speed and all those weeks provide risk of damage and injury. another thing that doesnt seem to have been mentioned is the general public being injured, not just people but also as a horse rider this would worry me as chippings being chucked up at a horses legs could result in a serious accident between horse/ rider and car/ driver. luckily its not a situation ive been in yet but again its something they should consider