sollcltora$$l$ LOCUS REPORT Tony Martin EXAM.PLE Solicitor Assist Deeside Business Centre Rowleys Drive BUI I*DINC REIATIONSHIPS.

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1 TRIP ACCIDENT - LOCUS REPORT sollcltora$$l$ BUI I*DINC REIATIONSHIPS. DEUVERIN6 RESULTS LOCUS REPORT Tony Martin EXAM.PLE Solicitor Assist Deeside Business Centre Rowleys Drive

2 LOCUS REPORT Tony Martin Office 6 Deeside Business Centre Shotton Deeside Flintshire CHs 1 PP Your Ref: EXAM.PLE Prepared For: Sample & Co Solicitors Shotton Street Flintshire chl 111 Solicitor Assist Ltd, Office 6, Deeside Business Centre, Rowley Drive, Shotton, Flintshire, CHS 1PP.

3 sollcltora$slst BUILDINC RE1ATIONSHIPS. DEUVERINC RESULTS Locus Report Griteria List Gase Tony Martin V Manchester City Gouncil Instructing Solicitors Sample & Co Solicitors File Ref: EXAIUI.PLE Date of visit Time of visit {5:30 Names of all roads involved (lnclude A road number if applicable) Poppy Street at the junction with Manwell Road. Manchester, M1 233 A127 Area Tvoe i. e. Residentiallcommercia l/l nd ustria l/ru ral/other The area is residential and the footpath is bordered with a low wall and then hedgerows which border the residential properties. Speed restrictions on all roads involved 30mph Road surface material i.e. Tarmac with inlaid stone chippinss Manwell Road and its footpaths are reasonably flat with no perceivable gradients. On the approach to the accident site, there are no obstructions that would have affected a view of the accident site as Mr Martin approached. Road borders i.e. Tarmac/Pavinq stone/grass verse. (lnclude kerb height were apolicablel On the comer of Manwell Road and Poppy Street there are two concrete bollards at the outer edge of the footpath just before the kerbstones. These bollards have a diameter of about 30cms and stand about 80cms high.

4 solicitorassist BUILDINC REIATIONSHIP5 - DEUVERINC, RESULTS General state of repair of Road surface and Borders. The footpath is paved and averages a width of 2.2 metres, generally, it is in good condition. Anv Obstructions or Hazards at time of visit (fixed or temporarv) i.e. Walls / Road works At some point, the bollard nearest Mr Martin (as he approached them), has been hit by something on its western side, this has caused the concrete and paving slab adjacent to this bollard to crack and lift, it would appear that this is the raised paving slab which Mr Martin has tripped over. Give all measurements of roads and iunctions involved i.e. width of iunction mouthlwidth of roadlwidth of lanes. (lnclude compass point on sketch) The footpath is paved and averages a width of 2.2 metres The bollards have a diameter of about 30cms and stand about 80cms high. The paving slab has lifted from one corner next to the bollard so the fault depth is not constant. The depth next to the bollard is nearly 2Smillimetres; this reduces to less than 10 millimetres over about a 2Scentimetre distance from the bollard. There is a maximum depth of 30 millimetres about half way along this section.

5 Map to Show Area of Accidet POPPY STREET & MANWELL ROAD MANCHESTER lmagery Digilstclobe, lrfrbfia Ld & Bfresky, Ttp Geolrbrmatbn Gtotp, Map Google

6 Poppy Street Poppy Street FOOTPATH Point of trip Low wall bordering gardens Dropped Kerb for crossing calming and Manwe manfs direction pproach Road ACCIDENT LOCATION: CORNER OF POPPY STREET AND MANWELL ROAD, MANCHESTER LOCUS VISIT: 3.30PM NOT TO SCATE ALL MEASURMENTS IN METRES DENOTES PHOTOGRAPHIC POSITIONS & DIRECTION

7 This picture shows the client, Tony Martin, indication his direction of travel and the fault that caused his trip.

8 Picture 1 shows the datum line denoting the paving slab, at this point, has raised under 3cms.

9 Picture 2 shows the datum line denoting $e paving slab, at this point, has raised 3cms which is the maximum reading of the fault.

10 Picture 3 shows the client's approach to the fault, 20 metres before the fault.

11 Picture 4shows the client's approach to the fault, 15 metres before the fault.

12 Picture 5 shows the client's approach to the fault, 5 metres before the fault, (indicated within red circle).

13 i5.,0 s :i, l.w4$iial [* Picture 6 shows the client's approach to the fault, I metre before the fault.

14 Picture 7 again shows the depth of the fault reading less than 3 cms but well over 2.50cms

15 Picture 8 again shows the depth of the fault reading less than 3 cms. With the gauge reading 3 millimetres short of a 3 cm fault

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