potholes

Record temperatures during the summer are likely to increase the number of potholes on UK roads, according to the RAC. It said that UV radiation from the sun breaks down […]

Yorkshire-based GAP insurance provider ALA Insurance has unveiled a specialist Pothole Insurance policy. The policy, which is available across the UK, provides up to £2,000 of cover each year for […]

Nearly half of all business drivers in the UK have been without their vehicle in the last year due to pothole damage. Research from leasing company Alphabet UK found that […]

Fixing potholes and improving UK road surfaces could result in savings of more than £5.5bn, according to a new report published by Citroën. Its Better Roads Manifesto reports that road […]

The Asphalt Industry Alliance has urged new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to respect Labour’s £7.3bn road network investment pledge. At the end of last year the government announced a £7.3bn […]

Drivers are paying for pothole repairs themselves as successful claims numbers fall, according to new research. More than 600,000 potholes have been reported in the UK so far this year, […]

The government has announced it will cut road funding to support a £15bn increase in the defence budget. However, it has said cuts will not be made to funding for […]

AA president Edmund King OBE has said drivers are being-short changed as road surfaces continue to deteriorate. Speaking to Rob Cubitt, managing director of Cubitt Cars, in an episode of […]

Smart repairer Revive! has reported a 25% increase in wheel repairs in the first quarter of the year. It attributes the increase to the deteriorating condition of UK roads, with […]

Nearly three quarters of drivers say that the pothole pandemic will influence how they vote in UK elections. May’s Startline Used Car Tracker found that 72% of those surveyed said […]

Drivers are facing what has been labelled a ‘secret pothole tax’ as swerving to avoid potholes adds an extra 70 miles to the average annual mileage. This figure is based […]

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 […]