Fill that hole: Report pothole hazards on your routes - fix potholes

This is why it’s still important to report it

https://www.lfgss.com/comments/6514949/

Why just don't use the unemployed, or the employed that do less than the unemployed, or the employed that should be better unemployed?

I think using tarmac is considered more ethical.

Yes, but if they are reported and nothing done and someone crashes because of the pothole, that crash victim can sue the council for damages. So, they're not left out of pocket because of shoddy or non-existent road repair work.

Cheers, Lambeth forwarded the email on and came back very quickly.

I saw it had been patched yesterday morning too. Like @hippy said it was a usual bodge job and will take a picture as sure it'll last 5 minutes

Potholes make the BBC news in Scotland

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-60068472

"Hazard #189350, that you reported at FillThatHole.org.uk, has now been reported to the relevant highway authority with the details shown below"

I reported this in Nov 2021! Did this service shut down for a few years or something?

Gave up on them when our local council switched computers and the ctc feed died . Now i email the local green councillor with a picture and location . Knowing who your row monitor is also helps when the horsey lit block a bridle way !

If this is all true, it's a proper clanger.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/20/disbelief-at-plan-to-fix-london-potholes-as-part-of-network-north-project

The North needs funding to stimulate the economy there. (HS2 would have been the wrong strategy.) Conventionally, one measurement of economic activity is traffic generation--basically, the more measurable trips there are, the more active people seem to be, and the more economic activity takes place (crude, but one reason why politicians mostly want more traffic--they may say they want fewer motorised trips, but in practice little is done to reduce them, see continued road-building, but also some investment in public transport). More motor traffic (buses included) means more wear and tear on the streets and roads, hence more potholes. London has more such wear and tear than most streets and roads in the North, hence it gets the funding to repair them. Rinse, repeat.

Not really a pothole but reported this after getting unlucky hitting this temporary ramp and landing perfectly at speed into this gap on Friars Lane in Richmond. Is this even a road defect? Besides skin, the worst thing I lost was the elbows from my beloved gabba.

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yikes. wiggle has deep discounts on the gabba replacement (alpha ros) right now

Yep,
those boards should be fixed close enough together the prevent bike tyres going into the gap.

Richmond council saying any claim/complaint is to be lodged with Thames Water as they're the owners of the carriageway at the moment because they're repairing a sewer there. Not holding my breath.

See here:

Road plates

Road plates may be required to bridge excavations in order to open the carriageway to traffic, e.g. during traffic-sensitive periods, at night or at weekends. The use of road plates should be planned in advance. An assessment will be required to identify the appropriate size and thickness of plate to be used. Consideration may also be given to the plating of open excavations within the works area.

Road plates must be made of suitable material with an appropriate skid-resistant surface. Their installation must not present a hazard to cyclists or motorcyclists. (pp. 99-100)

From p. 5:

Warning: Failure to comply with this Code is evidence of failing to fulfil the legal requirements to sign, light and guard works. Compliance with the Code will be taken as compliance with the legal requirements to which it relates.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7d8038e5274a676d532707/safety-at-streetworks.pdf

Needless to say, the responsibility for ensuring safety lies with the contractor, but that doesn't mean they 'own' the carriageway. It's a lazy way of saying that the highway authority doesn't have a duty to inspect the works (although it is encouraged to do so). The legal framework for inspections is contained in this CoP:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/643579a1877741001368d7f8/code-of-practice-for-street-works-inspections-april-2023.pdf

Regardless of the role of the highway authority in this, it is clear that there is a failure on the part of the contractor to comply with the CoP.

Glad you're not injured worse, but obviously a very unpleasant experience.

I know a few people at Thames Water.

I'll pm you, later.

Update: finally received a cheque from TW for £300 which is just fine. I'm not one to haggle and given it was basically just my garmin mount and light that were completely written off (other stuff I can still use fine albeit in a slightly more tatty state) I'm happy. Took a lot of chaser emails, but persistence paid off. Thanks @mespilus for the email contact which did seem to at least get the initial response.

Glad you got a payout before TW goes bust!
Drinks on you at the next Wests.
(Would anyone attend a birthday event, these days?)