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Have you suffered due to a pothole?
£53million was paid out last year for pothole claims.*
Over 53 million pounds was paid out last year for people claiming from accidents that involved potholes. A pothole in the roads surface or worse on a public footpath or highway or even on private or business premises can be responsible for serious personal injury. The result of such an accident could be injuries from slips or trips due to the occurrence of the pothole.
If you have had a tripping or slipping accident due to a pothole in the road or a pothole in the pavement, that caused personal injury then simply 'start your claim' by filling in the short form on the right of the screen or clicking the claims tab on the top menu. In order for you to have a valid claim the accident must have occurred within the last three years.
The majority of maintenance that is carried out to local pavements and roads is predominantly the responsibility of the local council's highways department. The highways department is required and is responsible for putting adequate inspection and maintenance systems in place to deal with pothole repairs. A claim for compensation for personal injury relating to pothole accidents are normally filed against local councils.
The council may be liable for any accident due to a pothole if they knew about the problem or pothole and had failed to act on the information that they had been given. Pothole claims can be difficult to prove as a council is expected to regularly inspect their pavements and highways in order to identify defects and thereafter is expected to rectify faults within a reasonable time.
Councils regularly inspect pavements and highways and we are aware that they are not expected to be totally smooth and level and there is a factor that has to be taken into consideration when looking at a claim, Generally a depth of at least 2cm's can be classed as an irregularity in a pavement. This is often referred to as the depth of trip. Most potholes will clearly have a depth of trip in excess of this and it is therefore only necessary to show that the last inspection was outside of the accepted parameters or that a repair has not been affected within a reasonable time scale if the council already knew about the defect. The local council's inspection records are open for public scrutiny.
Pothole claims are difficult to prove and that is where we can help there are certain things that you must try to do immediately to help us validate your claim. Always take the names and addresses of any witnesses, also photographs of the pothole can prove essential during the claims process. We would also advise you to keep any shoes or clothing that was worn at the time of the accident.
We will keep you informed at all stages of your claim and from the very first point of contact with Attwood Solicitors we should be in a position to analise your circumstances and inform you of the potential of your claim.
We will try and make claiming as easy as possible for you, simply give us a call or request a call back at a time that is convenient to yourself. You can also click here to fill in our online claim form outlining the accident so we can discuss your claim with our team of specialists.
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For more information or to discuss a case for compensation please don't hesitate to call on '0800 145 5105' alternatively use the contact details below: