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Why does life wait for the worst moment to kick us in the balls?

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axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
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My car passed its MOT in March but I was told that the tyres would all need replacing soon. I finally bit the bullet as I had a bit of spare cash and got all four done 2 weeks ago. I hit a fekkin deep pot-hole on a country road on the way home yesterday and it destroyed a tyre! Put a rip in it. WHY NOT LITERALLY ANY TIME BEFORE!?!?!?!

Life can be an utter bastard when it wants to. 
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  • robertyroberty Frets: 10231
    I spent loads on four tyres ages ago and then one of them burst. Then I went to a local place and they put a second hand one on for £80. It took them half an hour. I couldn't tell you which is which
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    That is ouchy! It also shouldn't happen to a new tyre. Have you checked with the fitting company & the tyre manufacturer to see if they have any warranty cover?
    https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/tyre-warranty-comparison-of-manufacturers
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    edited September 2023
    Have you considered putting in a claim with the local council?

    I hit a pothole on the blindside of a roundabout in February last year and it burst a tyre, I claimed successfully with Lincolnshire county council, they have a website for pothole claims.


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  • TanninTannin Frets: 4394
    @axisus I always used to tell customers (back in the days when I had a shop and people used to bring me broken computers) that there are three Great Saints inthe computer industry.

    * Saint Murphy, famous for Murphy's Law - if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong.

    * And then there is Saint Tannin (that's me) famous for Saint Tannin's law: Murphy was an optimist.

    * And last we come to Saint Clint, the greatest of them all. Saint Clint said You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?

    In your battle with the council, may Saint Clint be with you.

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  • DeadmanDeadman Frets: 3663
    This is one of the main reasons why I don’t drive anywhere without having Waze running nowadays. I destroyed a £230 run flat on my old BMW last winter when I wasn’t running it and ever since I’ve been alerted many times and took avoiding action. Bad luck though.
    I play at my dining room table.
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  • axisusaxisus Frets: 27656
    RandallFlagg said:
    Have you considered putting in a claim with the local council?

    I hit a pothole on the blindside of a roundabout in February last year and it burst a tyre, I claimed successfully with Lincolnshire county council, they have a website for pothole claims.
    Countryside road miles from anywhere! It's a real PITA though, I knew it as a trouble spot, it's on a bend so you can't see cars coming the other way, I had to swerve a tad to avoid a speeder coming the other way and that's what did it. 
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  • Emp_FabEmp_Fab Frets: 23224
    edited September 2023
    It's a tyre.  Life barely flicked you in the scrotum.
    Humans are destructive parasites that will destroy the celestial oasis of Earth.  The sooner Homo Sapiens are extinct, the better.
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  • ChalkyChalky Frets: 6460
    Emp_Fab said:
    It's a tyre.  Life barely flicked you in the scrotum.
    If it's a problem that a credit card can fix, then it's a smaller-than-average problem 
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  • RandallFlaggRandallFlagg Frets: 13679
    axisus said:
    RandallFlagg said:
    Have you considered putting in a claim with the local council?

    I hit a pothole on the blindside of a roundabout in February last year and it burst a tyre, I claimed successfully with Lincolnshire county council, they have a website for pothole claims.
    Countryside road miles from anywhere! It's a real PITA though, I knew it as a trouble spot, it's on a bend so you can't see cars coming the other way, I had to swerve a tad to avoid a speeder coming the other way and that's what did it. 
    if it's a public road it's the responsibility of a Highway Authority somewhere, you can make a claim


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