Calne's road to nowhere
10:34am Thursday 4th February 2010 in
Mum Nikke Bennet has slammed the state of roads in Calne after she was forced to fork out for new tyres when she hit a pothole at the weekend.
Mrs Bennet, 33, of Horsepool, Bromham, has had to pay out after she hit the hole when she was driving near Mile Elm, Calne on Friday evening in her P registration Subaru Impreza.
She said: “It was dark and there was a car coming towards me so I didn’t see the hole in the road.
“I heard a massive bang and at first I thought my suspension had gone, but then I realised that my tyre was flat.
“I was on my own and I managed to get to Sainsbury’s car park where somebody helped me because I didn’t have any tools with me, but it took around two hours to fix the car because the tyre had popped and the other tyre had gone flat too.
“It was just a complete disaster. I definitely want to claim this money back.
“I pay council tax and road tax. I shouldn’t be expected to pay out for this kind of thing.”
Mrs Bennet, who works at the Castle Hotel in Devizes, then had to take her car to Swindon at the weekend so two alloy wheels could be fixed, which cost £127.
Peter Binley, highway network maintenance manager for Wiltshire Council, said: “We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused, and would encourage anyone who sees a pothole to report it to CLARENCE on 0800 232323.
“We realise how important it is to get the roads repaired after the severe weather, and our staff have been working round the clock.”
Comments(10)
mjhudston
says...
7:56pm Thu 4 Feb 10
No court in the country is going to say a council is negligent in the face of an un-precidented winter.
This is typical of a Blame Culture society, where everyone thinks someone is at fault.
Triton
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8:28pm Thu 4 Feb 10
standupguy
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9:28pm Thu 4 Feb 10
So where is all that money going?
In your local councils and governments pockets.
Until motorists take a stand and say enough is enough, fix our roads and lower fuel prices.
you lazy tax theiving desk jockeys, you know who your are, how do you sleep at nights? oh thats right - in luxury.
Local Bloke
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10:19am Fri 5 Feb 10
Come on people. do your jobs and sort these holes out properly first time.
Local Bloke
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10:19am Fri 5 Feb 10
Come on people. do your jobs and sort these holes out properly first time.
WRSTFC
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1:06pm Fri 5 Feb 10
Jim Pancy
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2:56pm Fri 5 Feb 10
standupguy wrote:Call it a wild guess ... but do you read the Daily Mail? Is everyone else a crook or an idiot? Have you ever done anything to sort it out yourself?
The state of the roads in wiltshire are a discrace and the Highways and local authorities should be ashamed of theirselves. The amount of monies that are colleted in taxes whether its road tax or local authorities tax our roads should be in the best condition out of all roads in europe. So where is all that money going? In your local councils and governments pockets. Until motorists take a stand and say enough is enough, fix our roads and lower fuel prices. you lazy tax theiving desk jockeys, you know who your are, how do you sleep at nights? oh thats right - in luxury.
Padfoot
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12:48pm Sat 6 Feb 10
standupguy
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12:21pm Sun 7 Feb 10
Jim Pancy wrote:Sorry if i offended Jim, But i say it how i see it.
standupguy wrote: The state of the roads in wiltshire are a discrace and the Highways and local authorities should be ashamed of theirselves. The amount of monies that are colleted in taxes whether its road tax or local authorities tax our roads should be in the best condition out of all roads in europe. So where is all that money going? In your local councils and governments pockets. Until motorists take a stand and say enough is enough, fix our roads and lower fuel prices. you lazy tax theiving desk jockeys, you know who your are, how do you sleep at nights? oh thats right - in luxury.Call it a wild guess ... but do you read the Daily Mail? Is everyone else a crook or an idiot? Have you ever done anything to sort it out yourself?
Anyway i got better things to do than do the work that i pay someone else to do.
Feel free to fill them all in mate.
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cichlid10 says...
1:11pm Thu 4 Feb 10
So, Wiltshire Council never leave their offices eh? If I called this number, I would be on the line for an hour listing the potholes that have not been repaired. My wife lost a wheel bearing on Bradford Road in Corsham this week and I will be sending the bill to the Council.
BANES repaired the road in Lower Oldfield Park within days of a problem occurring. They simply bombarded the area with staff until the problem was fixed. Why can Wiltshire not achieve the same level of competence?