Car damage from gritter lorry |
Helping the motorist get justice 
Helping the motorist get justice
Car damage from gritter lorry |
 Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 11:07
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I just had my car resprayed two weeks ago so it was like new. On Thursday I passed a gritter lorry on the motorway that shot out what looked like pea sized grit hitting the front and side of my car. I'm now left with a lot of stone chips as a result.
What's the best way to proceed in making a claim against the council to pay for the damage? |
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Thu, 10 Jan 2019 - 11:31
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Member Group: Members Posts: 10,460 Joined: 8 Sep 2008 Member No.: 22,424 |
I'm confused. Why aren't you pursuing the bodyshop? The cars paint should have been able to withstand some grit- its a pretty common feature on UK roads.
More so, if you could see the salt was pea-sized pieces, why did you not hang significantly back from the truck? I'm not sure if its possible- others will have to advise. But could you do a freedom of information to the highways authority to find out how many other drivers complained about the salt coming out of that truck on that day? If there were other complaints, perhaps you've got more of a chance. If nobody else has complained of damage I think your issue should be with the bodyshop or your driving so close to the truck with soft paint. |
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Pezzy Car damage from gritter lorry Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 11:07
The Rookie Well it won’t be a council of it was the motorwa... Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 11:39
Churchmouse QUOTE (The Rookie @ Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 11... Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 12:12 DancingDad QUOTE (Churchmouse @ Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 1... Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 12:29 Pezzy QUOTE (DancingDad @ Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 12... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 19:40 Redivi The Highways Agency might argue that the grit is p... Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 13:06 cp8759 You need to show that Highways England was neglige... Sat, 5 Jan 2019 - 15:45 The Rookie You have two very big issues
1/ proving it was the... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 20:13 southpaw82 QUOTE (The Rookie @ Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 20... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 20:39 cp8759 QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 20... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 22:14 The Rookie That’s also possible.....though as it sounds lik... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 21:18 southpaw82 QUOTE (The Rookie @ Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 21... Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 21:22 The Rookie QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Sun, 6 Jan 2019 - 21... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 10:30 southpaw82 QUOTE (The Rookie @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 10... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13:25 cp8759 QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13:52 southpaw82 QUOTE (cp8759 @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13:58 DancingDad QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 14:09 cp8759 QUOTE (southpaw82 @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 14:27 notmeatloaf Seems like an issue with the respray as much as th... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 10:17 DancingDad It is a fact that many "no win, no fee" ... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 11:44 Pezzy QUOTE (DancingDad @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 11... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 12:31 DancingDad QUOTE (Pezzy @ Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 12... Mon, 7 Jan 2019 - 13:43 Pezzy QUOTE (glasgow_bhoy @ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 ... Tue, 15 Jan 2019 - 09:55 notmeatloaf A quick Google shows that my initial disbelief was... Fri, 11 Jan 2019 - 22:38 DancingDad QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 - ... Sat, 12 Jan 2019 - 08:09 notmeatloaf QUOTE (DancingDad @ Sat, 12 Jan 2019 - 0... Sun, 13 Jan 2019 - 20:55 baroudeur QUOTE (notmeatloaf @ Sun, 13 Jan 2019 - ... Mon, 14 Jan 2019 - 15:04 The Rookie No its because, like all proper cyclists, you are ... Sat, 12 Jan 2019 - 03:28 notmeatloaf Altering the position of the disc and rate of salt... Tue, 15 Jan 2019 - 10:02 |
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