My snapped spring

Recently I had the unpleasant experience of having the rear leaf spring on my truck snapped by running through a deep pot hole.
I applied to lincs county council to fund the cost of the repair, which they did to approximately 70%, working on the fact the vehicle wasn’t brand new.
What they seem to have forgotten was that the whole process was a complete pain, two trips to the garage, a vehicle off the road for 36hrs, the time and energy to gather suitable information to apply, in no way was I compensated for any of this.
If I had hit this hole on a motorcycle I am pretty sure I would had a period of time in Lincoln county.