Ring them straight away, Id be raging! Get onto the Town Foreman or overseer, Then Complaints!

T

 

Jeez where were they when we needed them when roads were really bad in January?

no idea how you'd fair out with a claim. It will be your word(s) against his in terms of speed and whether the salt made such impact. What's speed limit in the area?

They may also argue given circumstances why were you not a safe distance behind if you spotted the salt that high.

Good luck with it anyway.

 

Who you telling Mike. I see them out most nights now coming home from my girlfriends house. Mostly when there not needed too...

The speed limit on the motorway is 120km/hr.

I don't know if your familiar with the road but most of it is unlit and it was only when I got up beside him and in the middle of the 'hail storm' that I realised it was spraying so high.

Just to clarify I was on the North road motorway not the ashbourne road. 2 lanes not 1.

 

I'd be complaining too!!

I Always try and avoid them but got caught out last week with one heading the opp direction.

More stone chips than I'd care for now albeit small ones. Only option is to leave it a while and get it re-sprayed.

 

I read on another forum that Fingal CC are tracking their gritters by GPS at the moment, because there's a website being set up to show what roads have been gritted.

I wouldn't say Meath CC would oblige you with info even if they're tracking their trucks

 

Same thing happened to my brother Friday night coming down from Dublin, wreaked the front of his 09 golf. Dont know if anything can be done?

 

Know the road well and a similar thing happened to me but with no noticeable dammage thank god...!!! I'd be straight onto the council though about it...you didn't catch the reg of the truck just for a little extra proof aside from the front of your car obviously!!!

 

Im going to ring MeathCC now in a few and see what they say. I didnt get the reg unfortunatley, didnt want to let him go by me again only to get another shower of salt

After I pulled in the garage I figured he was probably going back up the other side of the road so I was hoping to get his reg then but there was no sign of him once I got back on the road....

 

That's unfortunate that you didn't get it...might have given you a little leverage!!!

Let us know how it pans out...!!!

 

When i see them coming i always pull over and stop until they have gone by . I do notice they do fly in these trucks. They obviously want to get the job done and go home..

 

same thing happened to me in january trying to save up to get my bonnet resprayed, its destroyed, I didnt even try o claim you wont get anywhere, they will bend and twist there way out of every situation, Bunch of bastards.

 

I hit one of these the other day too, it was like hitting a hail storm x 10. I noticed today the M50 had gotten a colour change, it was almost white today with the amount of grit put down on it. God help the car detailing lads when it starts to rain again

 

QUOTE (Micky 32 @ Mar 15 2010, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>When i see them coming i always pull over and stop until they have gone by . I do notice they do fly in these trucks. They obviously want to get the job done and go home..

thats an understatement,
i've seen them flat out accross bad junctions and at roundabouts with cars around.
not smart considering the grit is spread behind so if there was an incident, the tyres would still slide.

(not that theres any ice to slide on anymore.)

 

That would really piss me off. Similar thing happened me on the south link when i had the mk4, it was about 2 weeks after i got it painted and an artic passed me and threw up a stone, cracked the windscreen!!!

 

Why are the CC's going mad doing this now, it's not needed.

 

Tried ringing them twice yesterday with no luck. Ill try again today as I was too busy yesterday to keep stepping out on the phone.

I gave it a wash last night as well and it doesnt actually seem too bad. There are some nasty stone chips alright but not as many as I thought I had seen on Sunday eve.

Ill still ring to see if I get anywhere as damage was still caused. But I doubt there going to entertain me.

"yes sir, the truck did what?! Send me an estimate for the damage and we'll get a cheque out to you asap. Now if you kindly ring this number to file an official complaint 1800-FUCKOFF. "

 

I'd say they panic bought all the salt in the northern hemisphere

The M50 is like the Bonneville Salt Flats

 

Yep heartbraking stuff. What retards are driving them at that speed anyway spraying salt into the air? And I think the the amount of salt/grit sprayed is proportional to the speed the heap of junk is going so I can only imagine one at 100+km/hr.