21-04-2025
Audi 'wrecked' after hitting pothole in Glasgow as driver left with £350 repair bill
Richard Craig was driving along the Clydeside Expressway when he felt the bump under his car.
An expensive Audi Q2 has been "wrecked" after allegedly hitting a pothole in Glasgow with the driver now left having to pay £350 on repairs.
Richard Craig, 41, claims he was driving along the Clydeside Expressway, heading towards Anniesland industrial estate, when he felt a bump on Friday morning, April 11. He knew he had hit a pothole, but "didn't know how bad it was."
He eventually stopped at the BP petrol station on Crow Road, in the Jordanhill area and got out the car to inspect the damage. It was then Richard noticed the left passenger-side tyre "hanging off," reports Glasgow Live.
He explained: "I was driving along the Expressway as normal. Then I thought 'whoa, what was that?' I knew I had gone through a pothole but didn't know exactly how bad it was.
"When I pulled over, that's when I saw the tyre was wrecked. Luckily, the alloy was okay but there was damage around the wheel arch and bits underneath my car as well - it's an expensive car."
Richard was forced to abandon his car at the petrol station and ran all the way to his work to avoid being late. During his shift, he had called for help and claimed to have spent £100 to get the tyre fixed the same day.
However, he argued the bodywork has also been damaged which is costing him another £250 to repair.
He added: "If I drove for another three or four minutes, my alloy would have been destroyed and that isn't cheap.
"Frankly, I am hacked off because it's cost me a lot of money and I like to keep my car nice and good. I was anxious that my car might be more damaged than it was, thankfully it wasn't.
"I'm not happy with Glasgow City Council but I am not really surprised because the number of bad potholes in Glasgow are ridiculous. It is shocking. Just before you go into the Anniesland industrial estate, there are craters.
"Just be careful and check your tyres before you leave the house."
Glasgow City Council were approached for comment.
on the number of insurance claims from potholes is soaring across Scotland.
Research by Scottish Labour found that between 2019 and 2023 the number of insurance claims to councils citing poor road maintenance rose by 69 per cent.
Eight local authority areas have seen claims from drivers more than double, while four have seen claims more than triple.
In Glasgow, 2,135 insurance claims were lodged to the City Council citing poor roads maintenance in 2023 - an increase of 97 per cent on the total in 2019.
The number of claims in Edinburgh increased from 221 to 669 in the same period.
During the five year period, more than 27,000 insurance claims were sent to town halls from drivers suffering vehicle damage as a result of poor road maintenance.
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