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Mori wrote:ET
Glasgow set to pay out a hole lot of money
7 Jan 2011
The cost of Glasgow’s pothole scarred roads is set to rocket this year as the extreme cold leads to even more damage.
Glasgow City Council expects another big increase in claims from motorists and insurers for damage caused to vehicles.
The council had 279 claims against it in 2009, rising to 544 between January and March 2010 – and that figure is expected to leap this year.
The true cost of the damage is thought to be much higher as few people submit claims and insurers said most drivers will pay smaller repair bills themselves instead of risking their no claims bonus.
Last year the council increased its roads repair fund by £8 million to £12m, but already this year new damage is beginning to show on some of the city’s busiest routes.
Large potholes and broken road surfaces have appeared at Caledonia Road and Cumberland Street in Gorbals and drivers have had to avoid potholes at Maryhill Road at Queen Margaret Drive.
Scots motorists are expected to lodge claims running into millions of pounds to pay for damage to vehicles caused by the weather-ravaged roads.
Mori wrote:ET
23 Aug 2010
Lollipop men and women at three Glasgow primary schools have been handed a new weapon to tackle rogue drivers.
They are now the first in Scotland to have CCTV cameras fitted to their lollipops.
Crossing patrollers at Knightswood Primary, St Thomas’ Primary in Riddrie and Ashpark Primary in Thornliebank will trial the initiative for six months.
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