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A12 northbound Pothole just before marks tey bridge
Sent to National Highways less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 4242556.
A12 Northbound, in the 50mph roadwork average speed camera zone, inside lane just before the overhead bridge at marks try is a pothole. I didn’t see it and hit it causing my tyre to go flat, I could feel the car pulling to the right and when I turned down the radio could hear the tyre rumbling. Because of the roadworks there was no where to pull over, so had to drive till past the stanway junction (because I was on the inside lane, and noticed it was flat after committing to that lane) on a flat for somewhere to pull over. This has caused damage to my tyre and possibly the wheel, I will be getting it check out by a tyre shop first thing tomorrow morning. I am a mechanic myself so am prepared to deal with this situation where as most people aren’t. I don’t know when this pot hole appeared. I have this incident on dash cam and will be making a claim for the damages.
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Thank you for informing our Customer Contact Centre about the potholes on the A12 at Marks Tey. I appreciate you taking the time to report this. I’ve passed your observations to our maintenance team for further prompt investigation. Potholes can be hazardous and we have processes in place to ensure they are made safe quickly. We carry out frequent safety patrols to monitor the condition of the road. Any potholes or defects we find are recorded. Repairs are then prioritised based on the severity of the defect. Kind regards National Highways
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