Can you help re i damage my audi last night

[mendiplogs]

HI ALL i no some one will no i was going around the lanes last night and i hit some rocks// stones 1ftx1ft or more it was on a bend in road and the was off the verge of a gate// barn and the owners have put a 10 stones or more on verge but some was in road the car is not in a good way at all do you think i can claim off the chap who owns the barn as he put them there thanks all jon

[tractorboy1]

HI ALL i no some one will no i was going around the lanes last night and i hit some rocks// stones 1ftx1ft or more it was on a bend in road and the was off the verge of a gate// barn and the owners have put a 10 stones or more on verge but some was in road the car is not in a good way at all do you think i can claim off the chap who owns the barn as he put them there thanks all jon

 

Would it be best not to talk to your insurance company Jon?

[Mark Bolam]

Get pics Jon.

 

And slow down.

 

Lucky it wasn't your Smart car, they would have come through the windscreen!

[spudulike]

If the rocks are in the road unmarked and not lit at night, then I reckon the owner is breaking the law....working on the same principle as skip hire rules!

 

Take lots of images of the rocks, their position if on the road and the distance away from the edge of the road etc and also the damage to your car.

 

I am guessing the council/police should be informed etc - not sure if it will be a case of suing the guy or the council but there shouldnt be rocks left on the highway.

 

If anyone asks - you rarely use the road and didn't know they were there - local old lady hit a masssive pot hole just out of the village and was told to go forth by the council as she uses the road regularly as if thats an excuse!

 

Good luck Jon - hope it works out!

[Goaty]

The smart car would've just humped em. And squiggled on its way.

[Andy Collins]

Our Parish Council recently sent out a circular to all residents asking that they did not place these stones on the verge, the first metre belongs to the Highways Agency, so technically they are obstructing the highways. Photos and stuff should help your case, and hide the cider By the way, to date no one has moved the stones around here, and no prosecutions, says it all really.

[Paul Smith]

I think he's breaking the law. Chapter 8 and all that! Photo evidence.

[mendiplogs]

Our Parish Council recently sent out a circular to all residents asking that they did not place these stones on the verge, the first metre belongs to the Highways Agency, so technically they are obstructing the highways. Photos and stuff should help your case, and hide the cider By the way, to date no one has moved the stones around here, and no prosecutions, says it all really.

 

HI ANDY and all thanks for if i was in the smart car we would hopped over stone :laugh1:thanks jon

[mendiplogs]

I think he's breaking the law. Chapter 8 and all that! Photo evidence.

 

HI PAUL i spoke to DAS who deal with NFU and they said theres no claim on owner of barn this sound mad to me :thumbdown:jon

[Little Steven]

Hi there!

years ago I had a verge near my newly concreted apron entrance (west yorks). I placed large stones (18" talllish) to deter bus and large trucks running on it.... The council told me to remove them, stating any damage to vehicles would render me liable.

 

This was West Yorkshire in the seventies..... might have changed in the last 30 odd yrs.

 

Steve