A north-east Victorian pensioner is “devastated” that he has failed to receive any compensation to help pay for thousands of dollars in vehicle damage caused by large potholes on state-managed roads.
“There was a car coming the other way with high beam headlights and it was raining, and we just couldn’t see the hole and we hit that and we did another two tyres,” Mr Butler said.
He had the incidents verified by police before he applied to VicRoads for some compensation with the help of his local state MP’s office, and was appalled when his claim was rejected.
The staff at Wodonga tyre shop Jappo Donks have seen a huge increase in customers needing repairs due to pothole damage on local highways and surrounding roads over the past year.
Benambra MP Bill Tilley has this year been sent a string of images from constituents who have sustained damage to their cars from potholes.
A Grattan Institute report released this week warned that local roads were in a state of dangerous disrepair, and would continue to deteriorate without an extra $1 billion in funding each year.
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I’m sure his medical appointments are important, but unless he needs to get a dialysis machine or iron lung serviced, what medical appointment necessitates towing a trailer?
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A north-east Victorian pensioner is “devastated” that he has failed to receive any compensation to help pay for thousands of dollars in vehicle damage caused by large potholes on state-managed roads.
“There was a car coming the other way with high beam headlights and it was raining, and we just couldn’t see the hole and we hit that and we did another two tyres,” Mr Butler said.
He had the incidents verified by police before he applied to VicRoads for some compensation with the help of his local state MP’s office, and was appalled when his claim was rejected.
The staff at Wodonga tyre shop Jappo Donks have seen a huge increase in customers needing repairs due to pothole damage on local highways and surrounding roads over the past year.
Benambra MP Bill Tilley has this year been sent a string of images from constituents who have sustained damage to their cars from potholes.
A Grattan Institute report released this week warned that local roads were in a state of dangerous disrepair, and would continue to deteriorate without an extra $1 billion in funding each year.
The original article contains 791 words, the summary contains 182 words. Saved 77%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
I’m sure his medical appointments are important, but unless he needs to get a dialysis machine or iron lung serviced, what medical appointment necessitates towing a trailer?