{"id":274,"date":"2009-04-01T13:49:31","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T12:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2009-04-01T13:49:31","modified_gmt":"2009-04-01T12:49:31","slug":"road-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2009\/04\/01\/road-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the UK, maintaining the condition of roads public roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency. They are charged with the responsibility of keeping roads of a high enough standard to ensure the safety of those who use them. They do this via Safety Inspections which their website describes as: &#8216;designed to identify defects likely to create a danger to the public and therefore require immediate or urgent attention.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/road-defect-claims1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"road-defect-claims1\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-276\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>An example of a defect might be, for example, a large hole in the road. However, although these inspections are carried out regularly there may still be roads which are in need of maintaining.<\/p>\n<p>If you have suffered an injury as a result of a road defect then you may be entitled to claim compensation and should contact us to see if we can assist you with your claim. We operate a \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">No Win No Fee<\/a>\u2019 claims policy, meaning that if we take on your claim then we make sure that you won\u2019t have to pay towards getting compensation to which you may be entitled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the UK, maintaining the condition of roads public roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency. They are charged with the responsibility of keeping roads of a high enough standard to ensure the safety of those who use them. 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