Recently my wife and I were driving from Aberdeenshire to Edinburgh to catch a plane from Edinburgh to Dubrovnik (one flight a week). To our dismay we hit a pothole that we could not avoid because of an oncoming car. The tyre and wheel were damaged so badly that the latex liquid (Audi's alternative to a spare wheel) would not work. The consequence of the damage in cost terms were as follows:- Taxi to Edinburgh £180. On return, hotel in Edinburgh as we had missed last train home £95. Train to Aberdeen on our return £85. Taxi home from Aberdeen station £40. New tyre £100 New wheel £283. Total £783. Do you think it would be reasonable to claim for all or some of these amounts from the roads department of Aberdeenshire county council. I am quite prepared to take the small claims track if necessary.