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Thu 23 May 2013 20:24

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - scottie0791

Driving to see a friend in Liverpool early hours tuesday morning (Around 1.30am) on the M6 northbound between junctions 18 - 19 i was involved in an accident.
Minutes before a lorry had blown a tyre, shredding its FULL tyre across the motorway.

In this section of motorway there is no lighting other than cats eyes on the lanes, in the distance i saw a police car and flashing lights, i guessed something was wrong on the hard shoulder but decreased my speed a little, i then noticed a man with a flashing torch, in this case i realised something was wrong, before i had time to hit the break i had hit the full lorry tyre head on causing my front wheels to come off the ground and me to lose all streering. Through some form of fate or luck i ended safely in the hard shoulder next to 5-6 other cars which had done the same or at least clipped the tyre.

The car has ripped my radiator off, done some other engine damage, ripped my bumper off and i fear it has done damger underneith the car too where it has gotten wedged.

I have tried to claim through the lorry drivers insurance because its clerly not my fault in the slightest and they say nothing can be done as its just a blown tyre / act of god. Now i am a lot of money down after getting my car towed, taxis to liverpool, and being stranded in liverpool for a few days. im sure there is someone to blame to claim from.

I am third party fire and theft so i cant claim on my own, but i wouldnt want to anyway as i know its not my fault, and it wouldnt of happened had that lorry not been there.

what can i do guys, if you need any more onfo let me know, i suck at writting

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Thu 23 May 2013 21:24

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - dacouch

If the lorry driver's employers had taken all "reasonable" steps to avoid an accident eg the truck was regularly maintained and the tyres were inspected at regular intervals then unfortunately you will probably not be able to claim off them.

It's worth writing to them and ask for copies of their maintanence records for the vehicle and in particular their logs of the tyre checks and / or their procedure log for how and when they should be inspected.

If they can't provide the above you might have a chance of getting them to pay

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Thu 23 May 2013 21:30

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - Armitage Shanks {p}

Perhaps getting the other "5 or 6" to join you in a joint approach/action would be helpful?

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Thu 23 May 2013 21:27

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - daveyjp

Unfortunately unless you can prove the tyre blew due to negligence of the wagon owner I'm afraid you are on your own.

Its for incidents like this that fully comp insurance exists.

It is a good demonstration as to why every stretch of motorway should be lit.

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Fri 24 May 2013 08:00

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - Armitage Shanks {p}

As they are in Belgium - trivial info to make your day!

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Mon 27 May 2013 09:28

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - TeeCee

As they are in Belgium - trivial info to make your day!

That seems like a terrible waste of money. I drive through Belgium regularly and they all seem to drive with their eyes closed.

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Mon 27 May 2013 19:48

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - Ben 10

If nothing can be done, and there are lots of shredded pieces of lorry tyres along motorway hard shoulders, here is a simple suggestion.

When they make them at the factory, paint the inside of the tyre with white or fluorescent pink paint. It might give a little warning if headlights fall on them in live lanes along unlit sections.

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Thu 30 May 2013 05:34

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - 1litregolfeater

Best slow down a bit and keep a look out for unforeseen hazards then.

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Thu 30 May 2013 12:57

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - alastairq

I'd be inclined to slow down a lot, rather than 'a bit'?

If flashing lights, etc are seen ahead....down to a speed at which I know I can respond to any unseen hazard that might present itself?

All of which raises an issue, about how [we all?] drive very much on ''assumption?''

Unlit motorway? At night? What do we usually use, with regards to headlights?

Probably dipped beam? [plenty of reasons to be doing so? Maybe just out of habit?]

Exactly how far ahead, on the road surface, can we really, clearly, see?

[ignore reflective stuff....how far can we see clearly enough to identify a problem?]

Then, look at the speeds we regularly travel at, under those condiditons?

I'm willing to bet a huge mis-match?

Yet, we all do it...we all 'take-for-granted' the tarmac will be clear?

After all, badgers aren't allowed on motorways at night..probably because they, too, are not born with red lights up their backsides?

The OP has my sympathy...

What about the lorry owner's 'Public liability' insurance?

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Thu 30 May 2013 16:12

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - Cris_on_the_gas

Should drive at at speed where you can stop safely within the distance you can see.

At night that is the range of dipped headlights. Makes sense really

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Tue 18 Jun 2013 23:37

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - Ben 10

Best slow down a bit and keep a look out for unforeseen hazards then.

Err........Black rubber, on a black surface, on an unlit road. I'd like to see you miss this kind of debris with those conditions and possibly in heavy rain. Even if you had prior knowledge it was in the road ahead. Unless you creep along mimsing just in case.

*<):o)

Edited by Ben 10 on 18/06/2013 at 23:41

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Wed 19 Jun 2013 09:19

Peugeot 206 - Hitting a lorry tyre on the M6 - RT

Best slow down a bit and keep a look out for unforeseen hazards then.

Err........Black rubber, on a black surface, on an unlit road. I'd like to see you miss this kind of debris with those conditions and possibly in heavy rain. Even if you had prior knowledge it was in the road ahead. Unless you creep along mimsing just in case.

*<):o)

There's a requirement to drive at a speed that you can stop within the distance you can see to be clear. It's not mimsing, it's common sense - your way is just speeding into the unknown.

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