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Make sure that you leave enough to stop the chickens getting out

tony volusia wrote: ↑Aug 19th, '20, 15:14 the state of that road i wonder if you could put a claim in against the highways dept
maybe worth a try as you got the photo of it

Devon highways are very proud of their record of paying out bugger all, the fault in the road had to have been previously reported, the process is you have to get the repair done yourself send them copies of the bill , Mot of vehicle, service history,insurance documents, proof it was taxed etc etc , I bent a wheel on my fiesta van, got a new/secondhand spare from a local garage on ebay for £30 and abandoned the idea of claiming

just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself

tony volusia wrote: ↑Aug 19th, '20, 21:03 just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself

Exactly what Devon and all of the other Highways Agencies would love to see.

We would all be on off roader bikes with crazy Suspension and comfy Seats.

With some of Devon's roads not sure there's much difference from being off-road.

maybe there should be a joint venture from all clubs in the southwest to make this point and get the roads sorted

tony volusia wrote: ↑Aug 19th, '20, 21:03 just think if everyone just abandoned the idea of claiming or reporting dangerous roads in the end nobody would bother to ride out anymore as it would be to costly keep repairing your bikes yourself

oh I report faults at every opportunity ,and keep on doing it they must have me listed as a PITA

is there a site where you can search to see if a fault has already been reported?

yes go here , https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransp ... a-problem/ start as though you are reporting a problem then when it comes to the mark it on the map page it shows you what has been reported already where it says track an existing problem you need a reference number to get it to work

Back to Roy's ingenuity, he's more a baling twine sort of bloke. Only he will have made the baling twine, not bought it. The important bit being because he can...