potholes

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]