A Glasgow mum has encountered double trouble with potholes which punctured her tyres costing her over £300.
Originally from Glasgow, Kavita Bhardwaj experienced damage to two tyres, from two different potholes, on two different occasions due to 'craters' on Glasgow streets. One of the incidents left her having to abandon her car overnight due to many garages in Glasgow being closed due to the bank holiday.
The incidents happened in January and May of this year. When she went to claim compensation back from the council, Kavita was told there would be a six month wait to hear back which made her 'give up'.
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The first incident with a pothole happened in January whilst she was driving through the Clyde Tunnel. Her daughter was a passenger in the car and hit a crater, straight after that happened a signal came up on her dashboard.
Due to the damage done to her tyres this led, Kavita to call her work, let her boss know and call in sick. This then led to a four hour wait for a emergency vehicle to tow her car to the nearest garage which cost her £170 for a new wheel.
The second incident happened on the first bank holiday in May whilst she was driving across from Kelvingrove Art Gallery. Kavita was on her way to swim with her daughter and hit another pothole.
Emergency pick up vehicles were unable to help Kavita that day due to the bank holiday. Strangers aided her and helped her push her car in a parking spot that was close by and had to 'ditch it' overnight.
The damage to her tyre cost her another £170.
The BMW driver has now joined the 'Potholes Make Glasgow', Facebook Page to point out other significant holes to keep other drivers safe in the area.
The resident now of Paisley, said: "I have had issues with everything involving potholes as they are ruining my life and unfortunately it has led me to avoid them like a drunk driver. I have had to have my eyes on the road instead of watching cars in front of me, that is how bad it is now."
"I think I actually drive more dangerously now due to the potholes. I almost went through a red light the other day because I have become a bit more anxious whilst driving due to the potholes, so it is obviously affecting my driving as well.
"I just feel really fed up and I think more should be done to fix the roads. The amount of taxes you pay including road tax, everything that is going on. Just fix the roads!"
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Kavita informed the council and was hoping for some compensation due to the state of the roads in the city.
She received an automatic email in return that informed her that she would need to wait six months for a response from the council.
In finding this out, Kavita said: "I gave up after that. I do not see any point in even chasing this up."
"I was very disappointed it would take this long but I am not surprised as there are so many people like me that are claiming back money due to the potholes."
A spokesman for the council said: “Potholes can develop at any time and are directly influenced by environmental factors such as ice, rain and the volume of traffic.
“The city’s roads are inspected regularly and potholes reported to us are properly assessed and then appropriately prioritised for repair.
“We always target the most dangerous faults on the road network as a matter of priority.
“We are aware of incident in the Clyde Tunnel on January 10 this year and the pothole that was reported to us was repaired within a matter of hours.
“We are not aware of the difficulties experienced by the member of the public close to Kelvingrove Museum earlier this month.
“Without specific details on the incident, it is not possible to comment in any detail on what may have happened.
“However, faults on the road surface in the general area have been repaired and a recent inspection indicated surfaces do not currently require any action.
“We are doubling our spend on road maintenance this year following the recent, harsh winter that had a damaging impact on road surfaces.”
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