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Destructive obstructions
Regarding speed cushions, you recently stated, "if your local authority installed bumps higher than 100mm you have grounds to sue for the damage.” The local council has recently installed bumps near here, which I believe are higher than 100mm (I plan to measure them). Do we have to wait for vehicles to be damaged, or can we take action to get them reduced in height or even removed? Incidentally, most of us would rather they'd repaired the crumbling road surface of the same road.
Asked on 20 June 2009 by
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Honest John
You have to prove damage. I agree, it's infuriating that money has been made by favoured contractors installing humps when it could have far better been spent repairing the roads. The latest menace to motorists is crumbling speed cushions that are currently tearing the inner sidewalls of car tyres to shreds. Two useful websites are www.Potholes.co.uk and www.fixmystreet.com that reports potholes to councils and keeps a record so if the pothole is not filled the council has no excuse to avoid compensation claims for damage.
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