{"id":10308,"date":"2012-08-29T22:18:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=10308"},"modified":"2012-08-29T22:18:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T21:18:16","slug":"claiming-against-the-council-for-potholes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/08\/29\/claiming-against-the-council-for-potholes\/","title":{"rendered":"Claiming Against the Council for Potholes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With the lovely weather we have here in the United Kingdom, it is not surprising the amount of potholes that have appeared on the roads and pavements.\u00a0 As someone who commutes to and from work on a daily basis, I have experienced the far from smooth ride which often involves my car dipping down unexpectedly and rattling my very bones. However, potholes, although annoying, can be dealt with rather easily when in a car and usually do not pose an immediate risk of injury.<\/p>\n

This is definitely not the case when you are not in the car, but on foot or a bicycle. Here at The Injury Lawyers<\/a> we deal with a high volume of personal injury claims<\/a> that have been caused by someone either tripping over a pothole, or alternatively, riding a bike when the front wheel gets caught and consequently results in the cyclist being thrown from the bike.<\/p>\n

It is important to stress that these are not straightforward cases and therefore should not be approached lightly. One of the first things we require to assess is whether we are able to pursue your claim, are photographs are extremely important for this.
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\nPHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong>, PHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong>, PHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong>! – I repeat to stress the importance of these. Ideally, we require a range of photographs to consider your claim, including:<\/p>\n