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Yesterday evening when driving home I've hit a pothole on Southend Lane in Sydenham and a I've punctured my tyre 

Immediately stopped to see what the hell happened !

Walked down the road to see what's there and recored on my phone a large 2 inch deep and 20 inch wide pothole which has been marked around with white spray paint ...

That's on Southendlane under the bridge by saver center 

(It's 2 lanes and I wonder why not close 1 lane and repair the damn thing !)

I've nursed my car to the tyre shop at 5miles per hour and after changing the tyre i've noticed a rattling noise coming from my car (front left where I've hit the pot hole) 

I want to write to the council and get my money back for the tyre and repairs done to the car !

(New mot 24th of Feb passed with no issues !!)

I wonder if anyone have done this before as I'm not having it 

Please pm if you have challenged the council before or know where to start 

Thanks 

Dan 

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Taking any kind of journey in a car these days is a real lottery - the roads feel like they have been abandoned to the elements. I had to drive through Kent towns at the weekend and I tried different routes there and back - both times felt like an assault course

 

that Sydenham hole might be "marked for repair" but it will only be filled in with cornflakes (I exaggerate) and will be in a worse state a couple of months later

 

of course councils have been starved of cash by government so this is one area that has been cut back - but it's another very visible sign of the state of the nation

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