Pothole Damage & Councils

[Micksxboxmods]

Hi Guys,
I recently had the misfortune to hit a massive pothole that had casued a 3 week old tyre to bulge at the sidewall, was impact damaged inside so had to be replaced.

What I would like to know is what is the best way with dealing with councils regarding this as I have submitted a claim and they have cold blank refused to pay saying they were not negligent.

Well..here goes
After returnting from hitting the pothole, it was being repaired by council workers(no more than 25mins after the event) so I stopped, showed one of them, got his name and work mobile as evidence etc.

I have lived in this area and it is the only road in and out and over the past 6 years this pothole has been repaired no less than 5 times( I would consider this to be neglegent as it is still not fixed properly and requires another repair only 2 weeks after the last).

This is not your usual pothole, it measures 70-80cm diameter and about 20-30cm deep and gets bigger everytime.

Council have told me basically to wear it as they don't see themselves as negligent...

What are your thoughts/ suggestions??
Cheers
Mick