Different budgets
I live in a bankrupt UK county. Many of the country roads are only just wide enough for two cars to pass and so the lorries gouge holes in the edge of the road and grass verge, some axle deep for cars!
If you have the evidence, access the correct process and badger the council for months, they do reimburse you for the replacement of burst tyres caused by potholes. Apparently, they can pay for that as it is a different budget to the empty road repair budget!
Biting the hand that feeds IT
