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Is The Pothole Menace Growing?

January 27, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The latest bill for vehicle repairs to steering, suspension and wheels due to pothole damage is £1.2 billion. This equates to a rise of 16% in only twelve months! Dangerous potholes reported to hard-up councils have increased by 18% over the past 12 months according to motoring and cycling websites monitoring this issue and estimates […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Car damage due to pot holes, Car repairs, Cars, Halfords Autocentres, Potholes, Road damage, Rory Carlin, suspension, the government, Tyres, Wheels

What Damage Can Potholes Do?

March 20, 2013 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

I used to pay very little attention to potholes – principally because I had an older car that didn’t ride very well in the first place. Now however, having invested in something a little bit more comfortable, I’m paying more attention. My new car has a much smoother, comfortable ride which means that driving into […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Maintenance & Breakdown, Safety & Security, Technical, The Environment Tagged With: Car damage, Car maintenance, Car repair, Driving dynamics, Potholes, Report a pothole, suspension

Coil Spring Damage

March 27, 2009 by Mr Butterscotch 67 Comments

A lot of modern cars are equipped with coil spring suspension – go and have a look at your car.  Have you done so?  Did you notice wound steel springs set up to take the up-and-down movement of the vehicle?  These are your coil springs. Coil springs are unfortunately one of the most frequently damaged […]

Filed Under: Popular Posts, Technical Tagged With: coil springs, suspension, vehicle damage, vehicle maintenance

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