Potholes

Potholes top the list of motorists’ bugbears

Cars damaged by a pothole cost an average of £164 to repair

The estimated cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales up to scratch has risen to a record £18.6 billion

Cost of fixing all potholes estimated at £18.6bn

Drivers in England will be able to see how local authorities are tackling roads riddled with potholes via a new mapping tool and traffic light rating system. (Photo: Contributed)

Drivers to see how councils are tackling potholes through mapping tool

Farhan Hussain, 26, said there were around nine deep potholes on a 0.4 mile stretch of road outside his Bangladeshi takeaway in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire

Curry house owner fixes pothole with 18in naan bread

On a soaking wet day, the Land Cruiser is the perfect partner for a rural run, as Gareth Butterfield found out

Toyota Land Cruiser review: unstoppable in the worst UK weather

TomTom's new "Tom" device aims to alert you to hazards without using any apps

TomTom “Tom” hazard alert device review: simple, clever, effective

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Closer look at UK’s pothole crisis as councils told to prove progress

Domino's launches pothole-proof delivery bike

Domino's unveil bike to keep pizzas safe from potholes

Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closure

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

One in four tyre replacements caused by severe road damage

Each HiQ autocentre offers a free accidental tyre damage warranty with every Goodyear tyre purchased.

1 in 4 UK tyre replacements are caused by severe road damage

Long delays and potholes have seen drivers in England rank the M42 through the Midlands as the country's worst motorway.

England's worst motorway revealed as drivers fume over 'potholes'

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral
A landscape gardener became so fed up with the pothole-riddled roads in his town, he has taken to the streets to fill them with flowers – and has shared his ‘pretty pothole’ creations on TikTok.
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Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Glover

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

Pavements were torn up and parts of the road surface was washed away after over 40mm of rain fell in just an hour, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Flash flooding causes severe road damage as storms continue

Tim Webb, 66, is trying to highlight the pothole issue - by photographing toys at some of the 'greatest' pothole sites in his local area.

Pothole tourist turns road defects into mini works of art

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Pothole-related breakdowns up 9% in UK as RAC reports 27,205 callouts

Labour Party deputy leader Angela Rayner during a visit to Perry Barr bus depot in Birmingham. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire

Britain's roads 'worst' in 28 years

Protest sign at a roundabout on Eastern Way in Daventry - A series of protest signs highlighting the Daventry pothole problem by the mystery campaigner.

Mystery pothole artist mocks council with funny road signs

The huge pothole on Trinity Close in Stratford-upon-Avon, in front of the Holy Trinity Parish Centre and opposite to the Holy Trinity Church entrance. Local resident Matt Beacham, 57, with his sausage dog Richmond (inset).

Video shows dog going for swim in UK's oldest pothole measuring 9ft

Roadworks are carried out and potholes are filled by workers in front of the Houses of Parliament. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

Breaking Britain's worst places for potholes

Residents of Bel-Air chalet estates on Seawick road in St Osyth, Essex say they are suffering from "the worst road in Britain" Picture: James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS

"We live on the most potholed road in Britain"

Councillor David Martin (left) and Jason Zadrozny (right) next to the huge pothole in Flatts Lane, Westwood

Breaking Pothole found 'the size of a coffee table'

Here’s how you can claim compensation from your local council if your car has been damaged by a pothole

How to claim pothole damages from your local council
Here’s how you can claim compensation from your local council if your car has been damaged by a pothole
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The number of vehicles reported to have been damaged by potholes in the UK has hit a five-year high, according to motoring group RAC. (Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Number of vehicles damaged from potholes hits five-year high, says RAC

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Pothole damage related breakdowns jump by 40% in a year, RAC reveals

Ben Thornbury playing ‘crazy pothole golf’ in Malmesbury (Photo: Ben Thornbury / SWNS)

Man fed up with so many potholes turns road into ‘crazy golf course’

Damage ranges from burst tyres to shattered suspension (NationalWorld/Abode Stock)

2.7 million cars forced off the road by pothole damage

The cost of road repairs is outstripping councils’ maintenance budgets (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Roads resurfaced ‘once in 116 years’ as pothole funding gap hits £14bn

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Budget 2023: £200m boost for English pothole repair fund

Drivers face a plague of potholes due to freezing conditions

Utility firms face fines for ‘plague of potholes’

Authorities hit with £13m pothole compensation bill in last four years

How to claim compensation for pothole damage

UK’s roads ‘on the edge’ as bill for pothole repair backlog tops £12bn

UK’s pothole plague drives up breakdowns by a fifth

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UK’s most pothole-plagued councils revealed

English councils spent more than 8m on pothole compensation claims in 2019-20

Councils fork out £8m a year in pothole compensation

A record rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roads has been recorded.

Roads resemble ‘surface of the moon’ after rise in pothole-related breakdowns

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