A mother-of-three whose car was damaged by a pothole has won a two-year legal battle against Kent County Council.
Sheila Burgman’s shock absorber needed replacing after her blue Peugeot 307 smashed into the pothole in January 2024.
The 75-year-old, from Maidstone, had to fork out £515 to fix the damage caused on London Road, in Allington, and made multiple claims to the council for compensation.
However every single claim was denied and by the end of 2024 Ms Burgman decided to take the case to small claims court.
She said: ‘I’d had enough. I’d put in three or four claims by then. We were
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