Transport Secretary suffers pothole misery
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander had to have her Mini Cooper recovered after driving into a pothole in Oxfordshire. It’s been reported the damage left her with a repair bill of […]
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Councils under scrutiny to address pothole crisis
Councils risk losing a third of their funding if they can’t prove they are effectively addressing the pothole crisis. The government has introduced new rules around funding for road maintenance, […]
Sustained road investment critical, warns Motoreasy
Motoreasy has highlighted the vehicle damaged caused by potholes and called for ‘sustained road investment.’ More than 20% of all vehicles damaged by potholes have to be written off, with […]
Government pledges £27bn in new Road Infrastructure Strategy
The government has unveiled its Road Infrastructure Strategy that will see it invest £27bn into UK roads over the next five years. The funding will enable National Highways to resurface […]
AIA ALARM survey labels UK roads ‘a national disgrace’
The latest AIA ALARM survey has revealed that it will now take £18.6bn and 12 years clear the backlog of road repairs in the UK. The Annual Local Authority Road […]
Potholes push UK roads down global list
Potholes and poor drainage pushed the UK down into 15th place in a global survey into the condition of roads in different countries. DiscoverCars asked more than 11,000 drivers to […]
Pothole-related breakdowns up threefold in February
The RAC attended more than three times as many pothole-related breakdowns in February as the same month last year. Its patrols were called out to 6,290 pothole-related incidents in the […]
Alloy wheel damage surging after record rainfall
New research has revealed a sharp rise in alloy wheel damage caused by a combination of heavy rainfall and poor road surfaces. Analysis of alloy wheel claims data carried out […]
98% of drivers say UK roads in a ‘state of disrepair’
A shocking new survey into the condition of UK roads carried out by Hagerty has revealed that 98% of drivers believe they are ‘in a state disrepair’. The survey questioned […]
Pothole-related breakdowns increase by 15% last year
The RAC has revealed that pothole-related breakdowns rose 15% last year, with average repairs costing £590. Its patrols attended 26,048 pothole-related breakdowns in 2025, which averages 71 every single day. […]
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 […]
A-road surfaces getting worse, reports government
A-road surfaces in England deteriorated from 2024 to 2025, according to new figures released by the Department for Transport. Based on local council data, it has been reported that five […]