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Pothole damage costs soar

Road safety and breakdown recovery specialist GEM Motoring Assist has warned drivers to be even more careful of potholes after council budgets for compensation has fallen by more than half. […]

Pothole damage at five-year high

Pothole-related breakdowns are at a five-year high with new data showing that spending on road maintenance has almost halved in a little over a decade. Data shows that the worst […]

Councils not paying out for pothole damage

New research has revealed that councils in the UK are paying less than a third of pothole damage claims. Motoring experts LeaseCar has analysed the latest data to uncover which […]

Pothole damage bill passes £1bn

Following the news that councils are carrying out ‘short-term’ fixes to potholes, it’s now been revealed UK motorist paid more than £1bn to repair pothole damage last year alone. According […]

Pothole damage on the rise

RAC patrols attended 11% more breakdowns that could be attributed to potholes in the last quarter of 2017 than in the same period in 2016, according to new data used […]

Pothole damage on the rise

Potholes are damaging twice as many cars today as they were 10 years ago, according to a new study conducted by the RAC. It found that 0.9% of all RAC […]

Most drivers report pothole-related vehicle damage

More than half of UK drivers have suffered pothole-related vehicle damage in the last four years, according to new research. According to a survey of more than 2,000 motorists carried out […]

New research highlights pothole-related vehicle damage

Autoglass has released new research highlighting the extent of pothole-related vehicle damage suffered by UK drivers. It has found that 41% of drivers have experienced vehicle damage caused by potholes […]