'I waited more than a year for pothole compensation'

A man who fought for more than a year for compensation after his recently purchased Porsche hit a pothole has said "I'll never not claim". After his Porsche Boxster was damaged on 9 March 2024, Aston Grisdale put a claim in for £1,231.58 with Derbyshire County Council. Armed with a stack of pictures, evidence, receipts and after months of waiting, the 23-year-old received £452.12 - about a third of what he initially claimed for. A spokesperson for the county council said it had received a high volume of claims due to bad weather in the first few months of 2024, adding Aston's claim was settled within 90 days once all information was received. From close-up photos of the ripped tyre to garage invoices - Aston said he had a stack of evidence to support his claim. He also included a photo of his vehicle - which he bought himself in October 2023 as a birthday present - on the loader when it was recovered from the A6187 Hope Road. After trying to file a claim via the council website and failing, he turned to emailing instead. When he eventually got round to following up 11 months later, to his surprise, they "started replying more quickly". The council then asked him for pictures of the