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Rob126
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17th Jul 06 at 11:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
went into a hole yset about 10cm deep yest with the left tyre!!! (hole is normal on our road)...

then i went to drive the car in the evening and it was pulling abit to one side till i got home this thing got really worse... so today i tried to check what was wrong.... found an untied ball joint and the shock absorber was leaking alot of oil!!

can i get somekind of refund from the local council???



[Edited on 28-07-2006 by Rob126]
ed
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17th Jul 06 at 11:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep, go get photographic evidence now, with todays newspaper beside it and a rule showing the dimenions of the hole, also take pictures of where the hole is in the road then write them a letter. It might take a while though...
Rob126
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17th Jul 06 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just asked dad about it... he said i wont get anything coz they say that if the hole is that big i should have seen it and avoided it!!!
nice way to deal with it!!

[Edited on 17-07-2006 by Rob126]
dna23
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17th Jul 06 at 11:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your dad is wrong to be honest, it shouldn't have been there in the first place
Planty02
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17th Jul 06 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^ agree'd

Take eds advice, it cant do any harm
ed
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17th Jul 06 at 11:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The hole shouldn't be there. You shouldn't have scan the road for pout holes really, what do you pay road tax for?
ed
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17th Jul 06 at 11:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh, you'll also need a stamped quote for replacing the ball joint and shock. Preferably from Vauxhall rather than a back street garage, but any reputable local place will sort it for you.
dna23
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17th Jul 06 at 11:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This may help: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&h=&t=277753
Dave A
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17th Jul 06 at 11:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
depends on the laws in malta I spose
dna23
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17th Jul 06 at 12:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
depends on the laws in malta I spose


missed that
Rob126
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17th Jul 06 at 12:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thanks guys will check about it and update u!!

ed ur right but thats not our case!! we pay road taxes for nothing... all our road are full of holes! if any1 ever came to malta he can say! atleast now we r taking some money from EU to fix some of them...
ed
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17th Jul 06 at 12:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Didn't see the Malta bit...
RichR
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17th Jul 06 at 12:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
give it a try - set a Maltese precedent
Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
give it a try - set a Malteser precedent


sounds tasty
Rob126
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28th Jul 06 at 06:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
UPDATE:
as a result of the broken shock abosorber, the other 1 broke down aswell. both will be replace today! together with timing belt, front and rear brakes, a ball joint, oil and probabbly water pump aswell. had to change vacuum sensor this week aswell and changed fuel pipe connected to the inlet

went to claim to the local council... would have to wait for approx 4-5yrs to get my money apart from a whole court case. not worth all the hassle. also the road was given tarmac two days after this happened.

[Edited on 28-07-2006 by Rob126]
Rob126
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28th Jul 06 at 16:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just went to pick up the car... feels so much better now! especially with the bilstein shocks!
Ian
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28th Jul 06 at 17:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If it broke - it needed replacing anyway.

 
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