potholes - Page 2

Fine increase for over-running street works

The Government has published new proposals to increase fines handed out to utility companies for street works that overrun.

Department for Transport 15 Jan

London receives £235 million to upgrade and repair roads

The additional roads funding will be allocated over the next 11 years and has been redirected from HS2.

Department for Transport 20 Dec

‘Biggest ever’ road resurfacing programme to tackle potholes

The Government has announced its ‘biggest ever’ road resurfacing programme to improve local roads plagued by potholes.

Department for Transport 17 Nov

Call to ring-fence funding as scale of pothole problem revealed

The poor state of roads has led to most drivers having to take sudden, sometimes even evasive action to avoid a pothole, new research from the RAC suggests.

SMR 23 Oct

Road resurfacing falls by almost a third | Call for funding to be ring-fenced

There has been a 29% reduction in the number of roads resurfaced in the past five years, new analysis of Government data shows.

potholes 13 Sep

2023 to be one of the worst on record for pothole damage, says AA

More than 50,000 drivers had their journeys brought to a halt due to pothole related damage, compared to 41,790 the July before, new analysis from the AA shows.

potholes 21 Aug

LGA wants share of fuel duty to improve UK roads

Figures from the OECD show that £4bn was spent in 2006 on UK local road maintenance compared with £2bn in 2019 - the last year of comparable data available.

potholes 14 Aug

MPs tell DfT to prioritise road maintenance over network expansion

MPs on the transport committee have called on the DfT to concentrate on improving the condition of existing roads, rather than expanding the network.

National Highways 27 Jul

Councils pay out £11m in pothole repairs to drivers

RAC patrols went out to more than 8,100 pothole breakdowns between April and June 2023, the highest number in five years.

SMR 24 Jul

Council in £1m pothole payout | AA attends 1,600 breakdowns a day

The AA attended almost 50,000 breakdowns due to pothole damage in May, more than 1,600 a day.

9 Jun

Damage caused to cars by potholes doubles from Q4 2022, says RAC

The RAC is reporting a 39% year-on-year increase on vehicles suffering pothole damage after being called out to 10,076 separate incidents.

28 Apr

Potholes took more than 18 months to fix

Two councils took more than 18 months to repair a pothole, new figures suggest.

potholes 24 Apr

New crack down on utility companies causing potholes

The Government has introduced new rules to clamp down on utility companies for leaving potholes behind after carrying out street works.

potholes 3 Apr

Almost a fifth of roads less than five years from structural failure

Fleets face further downtime and costly repairs thanks to worsening carriageway conditions.

potholes 21 Mar

RAC pothole related breakdowns rise during 2022

RAC patrols attended nearly a quarter (23%) more breakdowns where potholes were likely to blame in the last three months of 2022.

safety and risk management 16 Jan

North West and South East worst for potholes

Residential roads have been rated as being in a terrible condition by more than half of drivers in the North West and South East, according to an AA survey.

safety and risk management 12 Jan

Potholes cause 225 extra breakdowns per day in November

The AA has attended an additional 225 breakdowns a day, in November, due to damage caused by potholes.

potholes 15 Nov

Utility companies to face fines for poor quality road repairs

The Government is introducing new measures to penalise utility companies where poor-quality street works leave potholes on the country’s roads.

potholes 13 May

Almost £13m paid out in pothole compensation to 37,000 drivers

Motorists across England, Scotland and Wales submitted more than 145,000 compensation claims to councils

potholes 13 Apr

Pothole repairs to cost £12bn and take 9 years, report suggests

The cost to repair Britain’s pothole-stricken roads has soared to more than £12bn and works could take more than nine years to complete, according to a new report.

potholes 22 Mar

potholes - Page 2

Fine increase for over-running street works

London receives £235 million to upgrade and repair roads

‘Biggest ever’ road resurfacing programme to tackle potholes

Call to ring-fence funding as scale of pothole problem revealed

Road resurfacing falls by almost a third | Call for funding to be ring-fenced

2023 to be one of the worst on record for pothole damage, says AA

LGA wants share of fuel duty to improve UK roads

MPs tell DfT to prioritise road maintenance over network expansion

Councils pay out £11m in pothole repairs to drivers

Council in £1m pothole payout | AA attends 1,600 breakdowns a day

Damage caused to cars by potholes doubles from Q4 2022, says RAC

Potholes took more than 18 months to fix

New crack down on utility companies causing potholes

Almost a fifth of roads less than five years from structural failure

RAC pothole related breakdowns rise during 2022

North West and South East worst for potholes

Potholes cause 225 extra breakdowns per day in November

Utility companies to face fines for poor quality road repairs

Almost £13m paid out in pothole compensation to 37,000 drivers

Pothole repairs to cost £12bn and take 9 years, report suggests

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potholes - Page 2

Fine increase for over-running street works

London receives £235 million to upgrade and repair roads

‘Biggest ever’ road resurfacing programme to tackle potholes

Call to ring-fence funding as scale of pothole problem revealed

Road resurfacing falls by almost a third | Call for funding to be ring-fenced

2023 to be one of the worst on record for pothole damage, says AA

LGA wants share of fuel duty to improve UK roads

MPs tell DfT to prioritise road maintenance over network expansion

Councils pay out £11m in pothole repairs to drivers

Council in £1m pothole payout | AA attends 1,600 breakdowns a day

Damage caused to cars by potholes doubles from Q4 2022, says RAC

Potholes took more than 18 months to fix

New crack down on utility companies causing potholes

Almost a fifth of roads less than five years from structural failure

RAC pothole related breakdowns rise during 2022

North West and South East worst for potholes

Potholes cause 225 extra breakdowns per day in November

Utility companies to face fines for poor quality road repairs

Almost £13m paid out in pothole compensation to 37,000 drivers

Pothole repairs to cost £12bn and take 9 years, report suggests

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