bloody council!

kanajobe · Jun 30th, 2014, 01:45

the roads in this country are simply awful. you drive in any other country, France, Germany, bl**dy hell even Russia. albeit floored in terms of leadership, can build better roads than us! all over the front end of my c30 and on the bonnet are stone chips, some rather big! can't believe it. thinking about asking the council for a re-spray!

volvorocks · Jun 30th, 2014, 01:48

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Originally Posted by kanajobe

thinking about asking the council for a re-spray!

Go for it!! Set a precedent..!!!

Regards

Welton · Jun 30th, 2014, 15:31

I tend to leave a large gap behind the car in front for that very reason and in the last 45K miles I have picked up relatively few stone chips.

I even threw a girly strop one day when some knob gave hooning past me on a freshly resurfaced road showering my car with chippings.

cheshired5 · Jun 30th, 2014, 15:54

Aren't excessive amounts of stones on the road a result of recent repair?
Sounds like your council are trying to remedy the state of the roads.
There's usually (very low) speed warnings associated with such repairs so if chips are caused by excessive speed or insufficient distance by you or other road users, I don't understand how that is the council's fault.

v70stu · Jul 2nd, 2014, 09:51

Stone chippings are are a cretinous solution to road "repair". It just covers surface imperfections and seals it but does nothing for longevity or a gradually sinking road. It's vastly cheaper though. Horrible stuff it is.

And don't even get me started on that high grip sh*t that they put down on bends and at traffic lights...!

Jun 30th, 2014, 01:45	#1
kanajobe New Member Last Online: Jul 5th, 2014 21:32 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Bristol	bloody council! the roads in this country are simply awful. you drive in any other country, France, Germany, bl**dy hell even Russia. albeit floored in terms of leadership, can build better roads than us! all over the front end of my c30 and on the bonnet are stone chips, some rather big! can't believe it. thinking about asking the council for a re-spray! __________________ loving the c30

Jun 30th, 2014, 15:31	#3
Welton Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2021 17:03 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Market Harborough	I tend to leave a large gap behind the car in front for that very reason and in the last 45K miles I have picked up relatively few stone chips. I even threw a girly strop one day when some knob gave hooning past me on a freshly resurfaced road showering my car with chippings. __________________ 2005 S40 T5 SE - Manual. Bilstein B4's. (For Sale) 2010 Citroen C4 1.6 HDi (bizarre Gearbox model). 2010 Renault Twingo (refreshingly simple) 2018 Infiniti Q30 1.6T Business Executive (what's this button do?)

Jun 30th, 2014, 15:54	#4
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Aren't excessive amounts of stones on the road a result of recent repair? Sounds like your council are trying to remedy the state of the roads. There's usually (very low) speed warnings associated with such repairs so if chips are caused by excessive speed or insufficient distance by you or other road users, I don't understand how that is the council's fault. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

Jul 2nd, 2014, 09:51	#5
v70stu V60 T6 Last Online: Aug 23rd, 2018 17:01 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Leicestershire	Stone chippings are are a cretinous solution to road "repair". It just covers surface imperfections and seals it but does nothing for longevity or a gradually sinking road. It's vastly cheaper though. Horrible stuff it is. And don't even get me started on that high grip sht that they put down on bends and at traffic lights...! __________________ 2010 V60 T6 AWD, 612 Passion Red,Polestar Optimised, Jetex stainless steel exhaust, ex-Volvo press fleet launch vehicle.*

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