I had buckeled my wheel and damaged my tyre after I hit a pot hole in the road which I could not avoid. The council office in question has resonded by saying they are not responsible for the damage caused to my carThis is an Irish council office.
Are they liable?
2006-10-10 09:15:03 · 8 answers · asked by evanrobyn1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i heard they have a fund in which they pay out for that sort of stuff i havent looked into it though just what someone said to me.
2006-10-10 09:17:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the council are not liable if "they didn't know it was there".If someone else had reported it 24 hours before you damaged your wheel, then they become liable on the grounds of negligence.The Council must act within 24 hours of being made aware of any pothole. But if it has not been reported, they are not expected to know about every pothole that appears.
2006-10-10 09:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by stewart h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to contact the highways dept of the council concerned. Be warned Take pictures of the pothole in question, use a tape measure, and a local paper showing the headline. Have someone hold tape measure in hole as you take picture also incorporate paper in same picture.Now your picture should show hole tape and paper. This proves that the hole was there on the day of the alleged incident send a copy to there legal dept and your solicitor.
2006-10-12 22:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by GLYN D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There are undesirable highway situations in only approximately each and every state. Claiming harm against the state does not resolve something. the optimum reason is on account which you hit the pothole. you have got prevented the pothole by making use of going around or doing all your superb to midsection your motor vehicle over the broken component to the line. The state does not declare criminal accountability for any driving force who damages their motor vehicle on a highway. you're to blame for using over a broken section or not. Its your accountability to verify to not run over broken highway components or perhaps pot holes. Taking this difficulty to courtroom may be a waste of money and time. Drivers must verify they are careful to not harm their motor vehicle by making use of working over issues in the line. next time be careful and learn a lesson from this.
2016-10-19 03:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - unless the pothole had been reported before.
Ireland get hit by lots of gypsies who travel around falling over loose paving slabs and driving their cars over potholes (no reference to you at all i promise) and then try sueing the council so they probably have enforced policies to combat this.
Dont give up if your claim is genuine.
2006-10-12 20:37:36 · answer #5 · answered by dpboorman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are only liable if the pothole was reported.
2006-10-10 09:17:34 · answer #6 · answered by FozzieBear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
visit ur local citizens advice office
2006-10-10 09:25:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont drive drunk then you would see them
2006-10-10 09:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋