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Potholes are a common feature on public highways all over the country. They come in all shapes and sizes; whilst some are only a few inches deep they can grow to a number of feet in width! If you have ever suffered a personal injury as a result of a pothole in a public place, you could be entitled to make a claim.<\/p>\n
The Law<\/strong><\/p>\n Whether you can win a claim predominantly boils down to what is classed as reasonable. This can be difficult to interpret and often leaves potential claimants confused as to whether they have grounds for a successful claim. It is useful to have knowledge that the duty is to maintain the highways and take action if a defect is dangerous enough. Reasonable Danger<\/strong><\/p>\n Those in authority for maintaining a highway need to take action in the instance of a defect in that area if that defect is seen to be a ‘reasonable danger<\/strong>‘ to the public. This means that the size of a pothole and the severity of any defect can affect the success of your claim. Any pothole or defect must be deemed bad enough to be classed as ‘unreasonable<\/strong>‘ for a successful claim.<\/p>\n As an authority only has to maintain a road to a ‘reasonable<\/strong>‘ standard, lawyers commonly use the ‘one inch rule<\/strong>‘ when determining reasonability in relation to potholes. This generally means that the pot hole should be at least one inch deep. Providing the injuries incurred have been suffered as a result of a pothole of this kind you could be entitled to make a claim.<\/p>\n
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