mwg
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Theres a pothole in the pavement where it meets the bottom of my drive. Its been there for some time but I only just looked at it properly and realised its not actually on our drive, its in the pavement so I presume the Council have the responsibility to fix it?
Do I need to write a letter to them about it? Whats the chances of them doing anything? Never had to do anything like this before...
Its where our car wheels run over so could they turn round and say its damage from our cars therefore they aren't going to repair it?
Only want it fixed cos if its not fixed soon I'm gonna have to start putting down a couple of planks of wood everytime I want to get on and off my drive to stop my front bumper catching 
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dave17
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picssssssssssssssssssss
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mwg
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ok will go get some now 
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JadeM
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Up here you just phone the roads dept & they sort it...eventually 
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Robin
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go to the local council office, ask them to sort it
if they dont, go back and refuse to leave until they sort it
then go back again with the papers and then itll get done
or just do it yourself with some pollyfilla
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mwg
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Not sure why the pics have come out a bit blurry!
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Chump
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IMO the bit that is knackered looks like your drive......
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Bram
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I wouldn't call that a pothole, just put some fine gravel in it if your that bothered!
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JadeM
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Cant really tell who would be responsible for that....its not exactly obstructing the public highway!! 
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Bram
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I saw Sheffield City Council at work fixing potholes the other day:
1. Find pot hole
2. Have a fag
3. Chuck a shovel of tarmac on it
4. Reverse over it a few times with Transit Van
5. Drive off!
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CoastalCorsa
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P40 filler should do the job
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Mase
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well going by the state of the roads in sheffield, that doesn't suprise me..
Mase
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Bram
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quote:
Originally posted by mase5
well going by the state of the roads in sheffield, that doesn't suprise me..
I think the Parkway says it all!
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Bram
I wouldn't call that a pothole, just put some fine gravel in it if your that bothered!
Its not just gravel. Its a definately a hole! Must about a 50mm step to get out of it
It is not on my drive either as you can quite clearly see the line of my drive ends before that and the surfacing on my drive is different to that of the pavement...
I'm only bothered as it means I cant lower my car anymore until thats fixed
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Mase
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indeed
Mase
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Corsa Sport Gav
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id say its not the council that will have to repair it, cos if u luck the wall in the pic it looks as if the walls just inline with the hole there fore they will say the hole is in the bounderys on your property
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mwg
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Its their tarmac that the hole is in
Lets say it is our property.... then why have they put their tarmac on it
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Corsa Sport Gav
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its lucks like its where they hav re done the paths (if thts what's goin along the front of ur house) instead of them goin all the way up your drive they would havce stopped where your drive meets the path
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mwg
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Yes they have stopped the tarmac where our drive meets their path So that means the hole is in their footway...
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Corsa Sport Gav
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but on your bounderys  just give em a ring worst they can say is no
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mwg
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If they say no I'll have to get something to fill it.
Will try gravel as mentioned above but bet it will wash out
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burgess
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just get a bag of tarmac and fill it in yourself
its a kind of cold tarmac we use on the petrol forecourt at work
much better job than the council do!
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mwg
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cold tarmac? never heard of that. will investigate
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Corsa Sport Gav
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yer just goto ur local builders merchants get a bag of tarmac, normally no more than a tenner. gravel will wash out over time and will also get stuck in ya tire tread.
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mwg
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cheers. I just looked on the TP Broombys website and its only £7 for a 25kg bag of cold Tarmac so I'll get some and give it a go
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