Bedford Driving Lessons

A driver has given hope to thousands by securing a £2,000 payout after his car was damaged by potholes. Hamilton Bland, a former BBC sports commentator, took Coventry council to court when they refused to compensate him for the damage to his car caused by a pothole-riddled street in the city. The victory came after the council had threatened Mr Bland with the prospect of thousands of pounds in damages if he pursued his claim And the former ‘voice of swimming’ says that his case ‘opens the door’ to other motorists hoping to get payback for the damage caused to their vehicles by poorly maintained roads. With motorists spending nearly £500million each year on repairing pothole damage, councils could be faced with a hefty compensation bill. But in a time of fiscal austerity, local authorities will be unable to cough up the £13billion which is the estimated cost of filling in Britain’s damaged roads.  More