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Edge of road deteriorated. Very near miss for a nasty accident.
Sent to Lincolnshire County Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 458050.
Edge of the road has deteriorated. Pothole has formed. I'd estimate at least 50cm long and 30cm wide with a depth around 7-8 cm. Five Gates Lane heading from Londonthorpe Lane towards Belton. At the bottom of the first stretch where the roads bends to the right (the area prone to flooding). While trying to avoid a dog in the road (half way across the right had side, and was either off it's leash or on a very loose leash as the owner was climbing over a stile) I ran wide at the bend to allow extra room as by the time it was visible there was no time to brake. I just dipped the rear wheel into this pothole which caused the back of the car to step out. Took a double correction to regain control. Could easily have spun or rolled the car, or had a head on collision had something been coming the other way as I was correcting the slide. Camber of the back wheel is massively out now and I will be seeking advice from a garage ASAP. Suspect the rear axle is shot and will need replacing as it is a fixed beam rear axle design with no means of camber adjustment.
Updates
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Thanks for letting us know about your issue with a pothole on the road or cycleway. We will look into this and let you know what we find within the next 14 days. You can find out more about potholes on our website
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Great news, we’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed to our Highways Officers for the team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when the assessment has taken place.
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Progress! We’ve completed our investigation and works are now planned. Once we know when work is due to take place we will let you know.
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We have an update. Our highways team have issued this work out to one of their delivery gangs. We’ll let you know when the job is complete.
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I see this has still not been repaired. Haven't even seen any tell tale paint marks that the crews use on areas to be repaired. There has been some other pothole work within a mile or two of this though. Not sure if it has been missed. As previously stated it was lucky I managed to correct the car or it would easily have either spun out or rolled and might have been a write off or a very serious accident. Can this be chased up?
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All done! The work’s finished and the issue is now resolved. Thank you for contacting us about this. Your report has meant that we can focus our effort where it’s needed most.
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This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.