Crashed **Update** SQL 1 Croydon Council 0

[SQL]

10-20 MPH lowside

Pissed off more than anything

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Hit pothole (That I have reported before!!!!!) made the back step out and lowsided the bike did a 360 with me under it

The damage

Scratched brake pedal
Scraped bar end
Snapped foot peg
Possible bent something bike doesn't feel quite right feels dodgy turning left and I can't tell what
Ground down pillion peg a bit

Injuries to me

Arm aches and arse hurts but my gear done its job

Shit pics to follow

https://i.imgur.com/g8CnV9H.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/gpJx9Yi.jpg

The pothole and road as they are

https://i.imgur.com/hi6KxgF.jpg
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[Joncrete Cungle]

When did you report the pothole?

[SQL]

In march

https://www.fixmystreet.com/report/342563

[SQL]

I've got a bloody sore back and arse and legs too

Proper fucked off about the bike

[Fifteen15]

Why's everyone crashing all of a sudden?
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"Pain is weakness leaving the body, and blood makes the grass grow faster...but I'll wear my gear anyway"

[Ichy]

So you fell off after hitting a pot hole that you had knowledge of for at least 3 months?

Seriously, you can try making a claim but if the only person who reported the defect was you then it is likely that they will defend with something along the lines of 'you were aware and should have been more vigilant'.

I think you should have reported it to the local Police so that you have a record of the accident before contacting the council, you were injured weren't you?
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[SQL]

Hot weather then rain makes the road greasy, the only reason I crashed is because the pothole made the rear step out and under.

[SQL]

[i.p.phrealy]

if the council have been aware for 3 months and haven't bothered then they should pay for the bike and gear damage. they're the negligent ones.
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and if you just tried you need professional help.
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[i.p.phrealy]

[Ichy]

You were injured in an accident on the public highway. It was what I was told to do when I hit diesel. All the Police did was record the incident but that was enough to move the claim forward.
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[Paulington]

Hey SQL.

Speak to the Council you reported the pothole to if you have reported the pothole already, especially as you say you've reported the pothole three months ago.

Specifically, see if the pothole is on this site: https://www.fillthathole.org.uk/hazards/map. If you can prove the Council know about the hole, have for a long time and that they haven't fixed it then you could well get compensation for the damage to your motorcycle and gear from the Council responsible for maintaining the road.

I don't really advocate this litigious culture, especially as you've known of the pothole for months and months yet still crashed on it, but it's worth pushing for compensation from the council as it likely get them to fix the darn thing! It's worth thinking about. I'm no lawyer but it's worth a try, people have gotten compensation from Councils due to unfixed potholes in the past.
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[SQL]

[Shinigami]

isn't that hole between the two lanes as well?
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[Ichy]

[SQL]

Single lane

Well I have woken up this morning and feel stiff as anything.

[Ichy]

[SQL]

[Sable]

SQL wears an Akito Titan Jacket?

Sorry to see you had an off

[Alpha-9]

If you reported it before I would have thought you'd have known it was there

Unlucky
Roundabouts with no road markings can still be two lanes, I treat all roundabouts as two lanes, inside to go right, outside to go left or straight on
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Fzr-600 1999

[SQL]

Tuzo Pulse

https://www.ghostbikes.com/products/GhostBikes.com-Brands-Tuzo/2026-tuzo-pulse-leather-motorcycle-jacket.html

Close but no cigar

[SQL]

[Wave2k]

That roundabout has always been greasy as fuck in the wet, i nearly lowsided my RS125 going round it back in 2003 because someone left half a rug or carpet in the middle of it.
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[Alpha-9]

[SQL]

After a while Council admitted full liablity (overwhelming evidence) and paid me out £1250 today for damage to gear and bike

Don't let them fob you off and push them, also anyone wondering if you can claim push them and it paid off in my case.

Any questions about the process more than welcome.