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Government allocates an extra £100m to fix potholes

A further £100 million is being given to councils to help repair potholes following recent bad weather and to protect local roads from future severe weather.

26 Mar

Kwik Fit estimates pothole vehicle damage bill at £915m

The damage caused to vehicles from potholes over the past year is a 34% increase on the £684m repair bill in 2016.

21 Mar

RAC warns of ‘plague of potholes’ following winter weather

After the UK was subjected to sub-zero temperatures, the RAC is fearful that roads will have suffered further degradation.

8 Mar

Councils want additional fuel and motoring tax spent on local roads

More than £400 million extra each year could be spent on local roads if funding mirrored rising income in fuel and motoring taxes, the LGA has claimed.

16 Oct

Poorly-maintained roads are dangerous and costly to motorists, warns Warranty Direct

The UK's poorly-maintained roads are both dangerous and costly to drivers, Warranty Direct has warned.

25 Sep

RAC call-out figures show road surfaces getting worse

Recent improvements go into reverse despite the Government’s £70m pledge.

6 Sep

RAC sees surprise increase in first quarter pothole-related breakdowns

Breakdowns caused by pothole damage rose by 63% in the first quarter of 2017, according to the RAC.

16 May

Councils face £12bn bill to get on top of the pothole problem

Survey points to bleak future if adequate funding is not found to meet the needs of 21st century Britain.

3 Apr

Pothole repair rate drops again

The number of potholes filled over the past year has dropped again for the second successive year, reports the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey.

28 Mar

RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’ rise in last quarter of year for first time since 2013

The number of pothole-related breakdowns attended by RAC patrols from October to December 2016 gave rise to the first fourth quarter increase in this type of problem since 2013.

16 Jan

Government allocates £1.2bn roads and pothole funding to councils

Councils across England are today finding out their share of £1.2 billion local roads funding for the 2017 to 2018 financial year.

13 Jan

Decade of under-investment on UK roads takes its toll

Condition of road network worsens with sharp rise in pothole damage

19 Aug

Pothole problem ‘getting worse’, says RAC

New statistical analysis of the RAC’s pothole-related call-outs provides strong evidence the quality of Britain’s roads has deteriorated substantially.

30 Jul

Potholes and congestion top business bugbears, says RAC research

Damage to vehicles due to potholes and sitting in congested traffic are the top business bugbears for companies that run fleets, according to new research by RAC Business.

16 Jun

New AA Multi-fit wheel reduces downtime

The AA’s new ‘Multi-fit’ wheel is saving more than an hour at the roadside for vehicles without a spare wheel.

26 Apr

£50m pothole funding ‘will fail’, says research

A £50 million pothole fund announced in the budget ‘will fail’ to halt the decline of the local road network in England and Wales, new research suggests.

1 Apr

Private motorists and fleets hit with £684m pothole repair bill

Pothole damage resulted in repair bills totalling £684million last year, according to research from Kwik Fit.

23 Mar

Ford developing pothole mitigation technology

Ford is developing a technology to mitigate the effects of potholes on its vehicles in an effort to reduce costly repairs and accidents caused by poor roads.

18 Feb

RAC sees 24% rise in vehicles damaged by potholes

The RAC has seen a 24% year-on-year rise in the number of call-outs to vehicles likely to have suffered damaged due to poor road surfaces.

15 Jan

Councils increase spending on pothole repairs, says IAM

Councils across England have increased their spending on pothole repairs and road maintenance, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

14 Jan

potholes - Page 5

Government allocates an extra £100m to fix potholes

Kwik Fit estimates pothole vehicle damage bill at £915m

RAC warns of ‘plague of potholes’ following winter weather

Councils want additional fuel and motoring tax spent on local roads

Poorly-maintained roads are dangerous and costly to motorists, warns Warranty Direct

RAC call-out figures show road surfaces getting worse

RAC sees surprise increase in first quarter pothole-related breakdowns

Councils face £12bn bill to get on top of the pothole problem

Pothole repair rate drops again

RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’ rise in last quarter of year for first time since 2013

Government allocates £1.2bn roads and pothole funding to councils

Decade of under-investment on UK roads takes its toll

Pothole problem ‘getting worse’, says RAC

Potholes and congestion top business bugbears, says RAC research

New AA Multi-fit wheel reduces downtime

£50m pothole funding ‘will fail’, says research

Private motorists and fleets hit with £684m pothole repair bill

Ford developing pothole mitigation technology

RAC sees 24% rise in vehicles damaged by potholes

Councils increase spending on pothole repairs, says IAM

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potholes - Page 5

Government allocates an extra £100m to fix potholes

Kwik Fit estimates pothole vehicle damage bill at £915m

RAC warns of ‘plague of potholes’ following winter weather

Councils want additional fuel and motoring tax spent on local roads

Poorly-maintained roads are dangerous and costly to motorists, warns Warranty Direct

RAC call-out figures show road surfaces getting worse

RAC sees surprise increase in first quarter pothole-related breakdowns

Councils face £12bn bill to get on top of the pothole problem

Pothole repair rate drops again

RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’ rise in last quarter of year for first time since 2013

Government allocates £1.2bn roads and pothole funding to councils

Decade of under-investment on UK roads takes its toll

Pothole problem ‘getting worse’, says RAC

Potholes and congestion top business bugbears, says RAC research

New AA Multi-fit wheel reduces downtime

£50m pothole funding ‘will fail’, says research

Private motorists and fleets hit with £684m pothole repair bill

Ford developing pothole mitigation technology

RAC sees 24% rise in vehicles damaged by potholes

Councils increase spending on pothole repairs, says IAM

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