Just three per cent of England’s council-run road network received any maintenance in the 2023/24 financial year, according to new government data analysed by the RAC. Of the 183,054-mile network, […]
Heavy cars cause potholes and should be taxed to help pay for the upkeep of UK roads, according to a new academic paper. The paper, published by civil engineer Ruth […]
The Asphalt Industry Alliance has warned that government plans to hold councils accountable for repairing roads will not solve the pothole crisis. The government has said that councils in England […]
Councils have been told they risk losing a share of their pothole repair funding if they can’t prove they are tackling the issue in their areas. For the first time […]
Industry bodies and road safety charities have united to call for urgent action to address the state of UK roads after a new survey revealed the depth of the pothole […]
The UK’s pothole bill has risen to nearly £17bn, according to the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey commissioned by the Asphalt Industry Alliance. The report found that a […]
The average car repair bill for pothole damage has reached record levels, according to new research carried out by Kwik Fit. It’s annual Pothole Impact Tracker report found that drivers were […]
New self-healing asphalt roads could be developed to help the UK tackle its pothole pandemic, which is estimated to cost the £143,5m a year. The solution, created from biomass waste […]
New data by Zurich Municipal has revealed that a 38,000-pothole backlog has been carried over from 2024. According to a Freedom of Information request, the insurer found that nearly 40,000 […]
The poor condition of UK roads has led to a sharp increase in alloy wheel repairs. According to smart repairer Revive! UK, wheel repair sales increased by 10% during 2024 […]
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has labelled UK roads a national embarrassment and said the government does not have a long-term plan for fixing them. It […]
The Pothole Partnership has called for greater use of innovation and advanced pothole repair technology to deliver more long-lasting repairs. The partnership is made up of The AA, British Cycling, […]
