Reimbursed for bent rim

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:41 am

So i got my rims on friday, and bent both rims on the right side on saturday night.

There is a huge square on the entire right side of the road on a busy single lane road...no avoiding it!i personally think its ridiculous since my 17 yr old self has already paid thousands in taxes and the roads arent well maintained in northern virginia

I heard of people getting reimbursed for their bent rims b.c of an unmaintained road

I was just wondering what steps i should take in order to do so.

PS: ill have pics when i get home...and ill take a pic of the huge hole in the road.

Post by **audtatious** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:45 am

It does happen. Contact your local DOT. It may be wise to take pictures of the hole "just in case"

Post by **generic808** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:47 am

And take those pics with a ruler or yard stick to show just how deep they really are.

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:37 am

HOW? lol... maybe late at night when theres no traffic? ohh ok, so he should be walking out on the road then lol... I can just imagine if i brought this up to NY DOT... i think i would catch a beating!

Post by **LinkNuc** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:31 am

I know up here in Trash, er I mean Ashtabula County the city will reimburse flat tires and wheel damage if caused by a pothole in city limits (Ashtabula) ...well they did last year anyway...and believe it or not people actually got reimbursed...time date and street, and receipt of repair although I don't know of anyone trying to get more thana few hundred bucks.

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 5:40 am

WOW... i cant believe this happens... someone send me a picture of a pothole and the place i need to send a request lol

Post by **adidas2go** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:02 am

good luck trying to deal with VDOT and getting your money back. Ive watched VA roads fu*k peoples sh*t up many many years. Nothing ever gets done.

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:03 am

ah thats the last thing i wanted to hear....well i recieved an email from VDOT earlier today asking about the pothole...im gonna go take pictures as soon as i get my camera back (15 minutes)

Post by **adidas2go** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:28 pm

Sorry, didn't mean to be so harsh. Just saying don't get your hopes up to high, it sucks to get shot down

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:52 am

AND, good news?

Dear Mr. Saad:

In response to your inquiry regarding damage to your vehicle due to a pothole at the above referenced location you may submit your correspondence to the address listed below.

Please include all information pertaining to the incident i.e.; dates times and location. In addition please include a daytime phone number that we may contact you directly also please ensure the correspondence has been signed by you.

Upon receipt of your correspondence you will receive a letter of acknowledgement from this office advising you of the beginning of your investigation.

You may mail this information to the following:

VDOT

14685 Avion Parkway

Chantilly-VA 20151-1104

ATTN: Robert Driscoll

For additional information regarding this process you may contact me directly at (703) 383-2335.

Sincerely,

Cynthia Mercer

FFX County

Sr. Admin Support

well thats promising, they got back to me.
Modified by ADKSaad1387 at 7:36 PM 4/1/2008

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:00 am

I really wonder what would happen if i sent something like this to NY DOT... i think they may key my car for contacting them!

Post by **shift_mikey** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:19 am

LBC, IIRC the NYSDOT is not the people to go for, its the counties/townships. If its a state road (parkway etc etc) then it might be state business. I know a few people that successfully were reimbursed from the town

Post by **mcheddadi** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:52 am

LOL! that little thing bent your rim?! next time get higher profile tires

Post by **photoframd** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:37 pm

You should complain to the manufacturer of the rims. Rims should be able to take some abuse and the fact that you had them such a short time could indicate bad metal. (I went through 5 rims on my Eclipse!!) Did you charge them? Some credit cards carry insurance on purchases.

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:11 am

Well im gonna be looking this up... anyone have info on NY please post it.. nassau suffolk etc..

Post by **D-Roll** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:20 am

So any good news on the reimbursement?? Sorry to hear bout this

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:24 am

photoframd, thats the next step.

im gonna write up the explanation today and print out the pictures and send it out asap. hopefully everything will work out.

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:30 am

yeah idk on a cc company coughing up the money bc you damaged it... but if theres a shot... its on an amex!

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:18 pm

and of course i used a visa o well

Post by **Shift_Altima** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:14 pm

mcheddadi wrote:LOL! that little thing bent your rim?! next time get higher profile tires

I don't get it. how can you choose the profile of your tire if u have to match up with stock specs?

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:23 pm

you cant....thats the thing.....unless u get bigger tires and eliminate all the space in the wheel well...but then u have to recalibrate the odometer to measure it to the new size of the overall wheel..but ive never heard of anyone doing that

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:38 pm

so here is an update ....i received this email yesterday

Dear Mr. Saad:

I received your letter regarding your vehicle damage you incurred while driving on Old Dominion Drive towards Great Falls, VA.

Fairfax Maintenance is not the responsible office. By copy of this e-mail to Mr. Bill Fox, contractor of Fairfax Permits, we are requesting that he initiate an investigation and take the appropriate steps to address the concerns expressed in your letter.

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Should you require any additional information in this regard, please contact Mr. Fox at **********

Sincerely,

Cynthia Mercer

FFX Maintenance

Sr. Admin Support

so that was nice to hear a response again.....

On my way to school this morning i received a call from Mr. Bill Fox

what he told me made my day

He said that the utility cut in the road was a Washington Gas cut and they will contact me within a few days. If they don't satisfy my request for full reimbursement then im supposed to call Mr. Fox at VDOT and inform him. He said if they don't satisfy me, then VDOT will take them to court and will stop doing business with Washington Gas. And in the end the courts will force Washington Gas to reimburse me in full

So today was a good day.

Post by **itsjustbusiness** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:45 pm

cheers man and ...congrats-ish

Post by **spike228** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:49 pm

Every road in Hawaii is like that road you described. I've had more close calls than I can count. Part of the reason why I have meaty tires.

Post by **generic808** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:16 pm

spike228 wrote:Every road in Hawaii is like that road you described. I've had more close calls than I can count. Part of the reason why I have meaty tires.

Tell me about it! Hawaii, or Honolulu to be exact, has THE worst roads in the nation, period!

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:18 am

yea i feel bad for all the different states that have worse roads than VA...which im sure is the majority of states.

but anyways ill let you know what Washington Gas tells me!

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:38 am

so boys, i settled at 795.77 i was gonna get about 850 but they said i didnt need new lugs and locks.....and guess what i got today?

so for all who didn't think it would work, here is the proof

Post by **LongBeachCoupe** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:41 am

INSAnITY!!!!!

PLEASE help me find the right people to contact in NY... i assume they wont cough up a .01 but maybe im wrong...

SCORE MAN!

Post by **ADKSaad1387** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:50 am

haha how did i know you would be the first to see this

did a rim of yours get bent due to a pothole? just google NYDOT and find somewhere you can complain...my first complaint was in a stupid "Questions? Comments?" Box

the NYSDOT has it easier actually they have a section for damage claimshttps://www.nysdot.gov/portal/...t-DOT

Post by **desertdragon** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:09 pm

Hey, congratulations! You da man!How long was the whole process from your first complaint to receive the check?

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