Lamborghini Hits Pothole In Aichi Road, City Pays For Repair
by Beth on Sunday, September 29, 2013
by Beth on Sunday, September 29, 2013
Although this particular road is maintained by the city council, and therefore any damage incurred to cars traveling along these roads is the city’s responsibility, netizens are astounded at that the city will pay out, with many arguing that if someone can afford a Lamborghini, they should easily be able to afford to repair it.
From Asahi Shimbun:
City To Pay 2,000,000 Yen In Compensation For Damage To Lamborghini — Owariasahi, Aichi
Owariasahi city will pay around 2,000,000 yen [approx. $20,000] in repair fees because when a sports car by luxury Italian car-maker Lamborghini was driving along roads in the city in Aichi prefecture, a pothole in the road damaged the body of the car. The compensation will be paid from the damage insurance policy held by the city.
The relevant bill was passed at a city council meeting on 26 September.
According to city representatives, at around 3pm on August 14, the car got stuck in a mortar-shaped pothole on a city-maintained road in Tomei Nishimachi, Owariasahi. The road surface appeared to be flat, however there was an indentation around 4.5m long, and 8cm deep at its deepest point. When the car passed over this part of the road, the under-panel that protects underside of the car body and the back bumper were damaged. The car was insured.
The indemnified repair fees amount to 2,012,500 yen [approx. $20,477]. Repairs to the car have already been completed, as have repairs to the road surface.
