RiffRaffMama
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My local shire have installed a bunch of speed humps on the unmade gravel access road to my property for the first time ever. This is the only access to my property so I am forced to drive over them. I drive a very vanilla VX Berlina sedan, totally unmodified, but every time I drive over these humps they scrape the bottom of my car no matter how slow I crawl over them. Even worse now it's been raining and the wheel ruts have made them even higher. We have measured them and found that they do not meet the legal requirements (never have, even before the rain) for speed hump height and, combined with the fact they did not put up signage for them, I feel I have a case for compensation for the cost of repairs to the damage to the undercarriage and suspension in my car. No, I do not have insurance through which I could claim this.
Obviously I don't want to just bang out a letter to them that their lawyers will just shoot down, so I have made sure to make videos of my car driving over them at low speed and take photos, but what I think I will really need is a professional report from somebody qualified to examine the damage to my car and say they are satisfied it was caused by these ƒưƈǩīƞǥ speed humps (yes, you may use that wording if desired).
I approached a local mechanic who did not want to get involved because the shire apparently made things difficult for them regarding their business licence or some crap when they rocked the boat another time. I can understand their reluctance if that's the case. I live in a country town as you may have established, which severely limits my options for local assistance.
Is anyone willing or does anyone know someone who would take a look at my car, either in person or via photos, videos and an existing recent general report from Pedders and declare that in their professional opinion the damage caused to my car's undercarriage and suspension has been caused by these speed humps and that it would cost $x to fix? I am perfectly happy with you or anyone inspecting my car in person, or I can jack it up and take some photos or videos for you.
Any suggestions?
Obviously I don't want to just bang out a letter to them that their lawyers will just shoot down, so I have made sure to make videos of my car driving over them at low speed and take photos, but what I think I will really need is a professional report from somebody qualified to examine the damage to my car and say they are satisfied it was caused by these ƒưƈǩīƞǥ speed humps (yes, you may use that wording if desired).
I approached a local mechanic who did not want to get involved because the shire apparently made things difficult for them regarding their business licence or some crap when they rocked the boat another time. I can understand their reluctance if that's the case. I live in a country town as you may have established, which severely limits my options for local assistance.
Is anyone willing or does anyone know someone who would take a look at my car, either in person or via photos, videos and an existing recent general report from Pedders and declare that in their professional opinion the damage caused to my car's undercarriage and suspension has been caused by these speed humps and that it would cost $x to fix? I am perfectly happy with you or anyone inspecting my car in person, or I can jack it up and take some photos or videos for you.
Any suggestions?