Pot hole compensation ?

Any body ever been compensated for damage done by a pot hole ...... Today I managed to snap a brake pipe and the only thing I can think of is I hit a pot hole a little way down the road , it's snapped the pipe just above the caliper ...... 1 hell of a journey home ......

TBH I dont think you will stand a chance of getting anywhere with a claim for that. In fairness, if it was gonna fail that easily I would be thankful that it did so then and not at a time when the consequences could have been horrific. It might have actually done you a huge favour :wink:

You will find that to get compo you need a shed load of photo's of the hole complete with tape measure to show all dimentions and the damage done to the vehicle. A friend damaged an ally wheel years ago and it took bloody ages for them to cough up! :oh yer:

And if it hasn't previously been reported they will say they knew nothing about it. If they knew nothing about it how can they repair it ?

That's the stance round our way.

Pete

A broken suspension component would possibly enable you to claim but a brake pipe should not fail hitting a pothole if it was in good condition :wink:

We had dropped down to -2 that night , iv a feeling it snapped due to cold and the shock so not going to both ......motor is in the garage tomorrow ( never done brake lines before ) for repair

In the process of filling in forms just now for hub, wheelbearing & break pads, photos in the dark when i hit the holes & the following day, in daylight, showing 7" deep holes......£435 garage bill, 2 days before chrimbo

..........still dont think it will be an easy claim, but im not going anywhere.

Is it a copper brake pipe by any chance?

They can work harden and fracture if they are free to move around. Kunifer pipe is better for this reason, it has all the advantages of copper but not so fragile.