potholes
Local road maintenance data shows year-on-year increase, but longer-term decline, RAC reports
The proportion of local roads in England strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2023/24 rose by 18% compared with the previous…
Councils told to publish details of pothole spending
Councils in England must provide evidence of work they are carrying out to fill potholes, the UK Government has said.…
Road repair backlog now worth nearly £17 billion, research finds
There is now a road repair backlog in England and Wales that would cost nearly £17 billion to rectify, according…
Government pothole funding criticised by MPs
The UK Government is presiding over a decline in the state of England’s local roads amid a multibillion-pound repair backlog,…
Soaring pothole claim numbers uncovered by RAC
The amount of pothole compensation claims submitted to UK local authorities more than doubled between 2022 and 2023, according to…
