http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Pothole - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:08:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11274#post-126982 Fri, 04 Oct 2013 07:54:27 +0000 jamesire 126982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Snagged by a bad pothole, leaving Craigleith Retail Park. It's on the bike lane next to the knobbly 'anti-trolley-theft' bit. Was dark at the time, and the hole was completely hidden by rainwater, so impossible to see. </p> <p>Stopped my bike dead, managed to escape with only a sore bum. Tyres, wheels hopefully okay, getting a service today anyway which was fortuitous. </p> <p>Have reported to Clarence, and Cushman Wakefield, who manage the park, the latter has replied saying they're 'looking into it'. I cycle around 15 miles a day, dodging potholes left right and centre, can't believe I was stumped by one in a car park whilst going 10mph. Grr! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=483#post-3519 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:23:08 +0000 spytfyre 3519@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>sounds a bit like the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe</p> <p>I thought I would share with you a tale of woe</p> <p>A tale of a bad pot hole on Torphichen St a blown out back tyre and the paperwork waste of time</p> <p>So I complained on fixmystreet.com about the incident (Jan 13th - this is important remember this for later) and the council very kindly sent me a claim form which I filled in and sent back along with the receipt for approx £12 worth of parts</p> <p>The council's <em>lawyers</em> write back saying <blockquote>Your claim is being considered</blockquote></p> <p>Time passes</p> <p>A new letter arrived a few days ago and goes something like this</p> <p>[quote]blah blah blah, you can't prove you did not misuse the road... blah blah blah, the Council has a responsibility to maintain the pavements and highways and <strong>as they had carried out a survey on the 11th and were aware of it <u>but had not had time to fix it <em>the Council is not at fault</strong></u></em>...</p> <p>Right, are there any lawyers here who can explain this to me?<br /> They knew about it so that makes it OK?<br /> Can you tell me how much these two letters have cost the tax payer (ie. me) just to dodge £12? </p>