Pages On: Pothole Injuries
Potholes are a blight on road users and pedestrians alike. Not only can they damage our property, they can cause serious injuries in the form of trip and fall accidents. Most councils have their own criteria for assessing the need to fill potholes. However, budget constraints can play a hand in the maintenance of them. If a council has overlooked a significant pothole that has caused you injury, you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation from them — if they are liable for the accident.
Pothole compensation payouts on the rise
Posted: 28 October 2014
Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents
New figures have revealed that in the last year alone, pothole compensation payouts have increased by 20%. The figures show that Lincolnshire County Council has made 1,500 payouts to motorists since January 2012, with the sum increasing from £133,015 paid out in 2012 to £157,266 in 2013. Lincolnshire County Council was labeled ‘pothole capital of Britain’ as a result of these findings. Lincolnshire County’s highway boss, Cllr Richard Davies, said that the problem was down to a lack of government investment. He said: “there’s been under-investment for generations”. He also added that the payouts…
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Poor pavement conditions causing injury compensation claims
Posted: 29 September 2014
Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents
A Westbourne councillor has claimed that more needs to be done to maintain public pavements. Cracked and damaged pavements are putting members of the public at risk of injury every day, with some in need of very urgent repair. Brighton and Hove City councillor for Westbourne, Graham Cox, said that he receives hundreds of pavement-related complaints every month, affecting almost every street in Hove. Mr Cox said that pavement damage and bin collection are the two main areas of complaints. He blames a lack of tree-root maintenance for the cracks in…
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Cyclists pay the price for Britain’s potholes
Posted: 27 February 2014
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
With claims being made by the Central Government that councils are to blame for the country’s pothole problem, cyclists seem to be paying the price. According to numerous cycling charities, over 1000 cyclists are injured as a result of potholes every year. Councils, however, argue that the problem is down to a lack of funding for road maintenance. The government recently assigned £200m for highways, on top of the £3bn already promised until 2015/16. Pressure groups, however, claim that it will take at least £10bn to fix the colossal backlog of repairs…
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Boss of Sky Bicycle team wins damages after pothole crash
Posted: 20 September 2013
Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents
Team Sky cycling boss Fran Miller (34) has received undisclosed compensation from a council after her bike hit a pothole, leaving her with multiple injuries. The accident occurred on Oldham’s high street in 2010 where she was thrown off her bike after swerving to avoid a pothole. The accident left her with multiple broken bones, including fractures in her jaw, cheek and fingers, and a few of her teeth were knocked out. The claim has been settled against Oldham Council for their major road defects, said her lawyers. Oldham Council argued that there…
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