Stupid pothole #@%!

[tkl]

My car ran over a pothole during one of those -30C days about a week ago and I just got the photos back. That hole was a canyon ! It completely blew out the sidewall of the one front tire and I had to change the spare tire myself since any tow truck via my Candiantire auto club was a 2 hour wait due to the weather.

Total out of pocket cost with taxes was about $ 75.00. Full price would have been about $ 110 bucks but Motomaster tires have a pro-rated guarantee which was the only pleasant surprise. The <a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=24 target=_blank>Canadian tire</a> auto club would have done the repair for free (go to know for future reference) but the sidewall was not repairable. Kudos to the poster for the <a href=../autolink/redirectpage.php?linkid=24 target=_blank>Canadian Tire</a> autoclub deal about a month ago.

After all that, can anybody advise how can I submit the claim for damages or sue the City of Toronto for the cost incurred ? Or even bother for that matter.

[chickenbones]

I think I have read this some where else before (could be here). I don't think you can really sue the city for damages, unless you can prove that your damage was a direct result of the city's negligence. I don't know how easy that is.

[tip]

If you want to sue anyone, sue the province. Not only is the TTC severely underfunded, so is the roads department. This is a direct result of provincial policy. If you wonder why the roads are in such crappy shape, look to Queen's Park.

[Kevin T]

Yet how did we raise many millions to help the Tsunami relief?

[bug]

You may not complain about potholes, unless you lived in Montreal.

Pothole capital of the world!

Well technically the whole province.

[dischick]

I suggest checking your provincial/municipal laws. In Alberta, you're under a strict time limitation to sue and you must notify the municipality AND there are limitations of WHAT you can sue them for.

[ainsane]

My parents hit a manhole cover before that wasnt in place properly on the 401 and ruined a few of the tires and rims. The city paid for it with a bit of nagging but at least they didn't have to sue.

[chickenbones]

My parents hit a manhole cover before that wasnt in place properly on the 401 and ruined a few of the tires and rims. The city paid for it with a bit of nagging but at least they didn't have to sue.

An object that is the responsibility of the city on the highway is another story, I assume it'll be so much harder to sue over a pothole since it is a "natural" occurance.

But it does suck about what happened.

[Gee]

Worse case scenario is that the city will say that you were not paying attention to the road and ran over the pot hole.

Avoidance first and foremost

[Singh_21]

Having visited India just last month, this thread seems kindaa funny to me.

[Shiifty]

I know of someone who was reimbursed by the city for tire damage after hitting a major pothole. They didn't have to sue, but had to submit a receipt and photos of the damage and pothole. This was in the GTA and over 10 years ago, YMMV.