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**bhalay207** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 00:09:44

I'll say nothing more at this point other than, scrap the foam get a spare!

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***Rusty2009*** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 07:04:04

Oh dear

**Nickmagicfingers1981** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 11:38:27

Is it a big puncture hole?

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**bhalay207** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 13:40:10

Hit a pothole mate and it blew the tyre out! Spoke to the council this morning who will send me a claim for.

This was the bugger!

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***Rusty2009*** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 14:23:56

How did you not see it? it's big enough

Tonto · 13:th-Jul-2015, 14:51:42

Hahaha @rusty2009

Were you trying to drift round a roundabout..??

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**bhalay207** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 17:17:06

I genuinely don't know. It was quarter to 11 so that's my excuse.

Haha @tonto don't think the derv is drift material

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Tonto · 13:th-Jul-2015, 17:26:45

Haha nope not really
I'm lucky I have spare wheel! Didn't know it was optional until after I bought car (was 2nd hand of course).

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**bhalay207** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 17:45:40

I looked on ebay and they're selling an entire kit for £216

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Tonto · 13:th-Jul-2015, 18:16:33

Oh wow that's rather expensive! Well hopefully council compensate you for that nasty pothole! That's shocking!

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***Lewis6317*** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 18:48:21

@bhalay207 found this one mate
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...ID=EBAY-GB

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**bhalay207** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 20:12:08

That's better priced. Honestly, it frustrates me that some big wigs at Vauxhall thought it was a good idea to take the option of a tyre away... Idiots!

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Tonto · 13:th-Jul-2015, 20:13:52

I think it's disgusting, something as standard as a spare wheel! They don't care about the car industry they only care about lining their own pockets.

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***Rusty2009*** · 13:th-Jul-2015, 20:22:04

It not only done for cost saving it's also done to lose weight.

**bhalay207** · 14:th-Jul-2015, 10:51:51

Its mad though, something that is so useful they remove for cost and weight saving measures.

**CRNeo** · 16:th-Jul-2015, 23:52:49

It's also not only VX seems that most manufacturers have followed suit with the ditching of the spare wheel.

It can work out pretty inconvenient at times :(

**bhalay207** · 17:th-Jul-2015, 10:27:14

Definitely!

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**bhalay207** · 30:th-Sep-2015, 15:42:29

So after this minor issue near on 12 weeks ago, the council have just agreed to compensate me and are sending me a cheque for the costs incurred.

According to their claims management company, it's the longest time he's ever seen a pothole stay unrepaired for. Apparently the council were notified back in 2013 and they gave a repair time of 28 days.... Well done Staffs County Council!

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**tucpal** · 30:th-Sep-2015, 18:21:29

well done for claiming not many do hope it covers the cost

**bhalay207** · 30:th-Sep-2015, 18:26:11

Yeah it covered all of the costs. I was apprehensive as to whether it would even be considered but it just goes to show

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