potholes
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General News 13 May 2022Utility companies to face fines for poor quality road repairs
The Government is introducing new measures to penalise utility companies where poor-quality street works leave potholes on the country’s roads.
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General News 13 Apr 2022
Almost £13m paid out in pothole compensation to 37,000 drivers
Motorists across England, Scotland and Wales submitted more than 145,000 compensation claims to councils
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General News 22 Mar 2022Pothole repairs to cost £12bn and take 9 years, report suggests
The cost to repair Britain’s pothole-stricken roads has soared to more than £12bn and works could take more than nine years to complete, according to a new report.
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General News 14 Jan 2022Pothole-related breakdowns are highest in three years, says RAC
RAC patrols attended more than 10,000 pothole related breakdowns last year, the highest since 2018.
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Fleet industry 7 Dec 2021
New partnership to help local councils combat potholes
Redtail Telematics have been appointed by Synaptiv to provide local councils with data to help combat potholes.
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General News 30 Nov 2021
RAC records worst third quarter for pothole breakdowns in 15 years
June to September 2021 saw the RAC deal with the largest proportion of pothole-related callouts in any third quarter since 2006.
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General News 27 Aug 2021Quality of road surfaces top priority for car and van drivers
Almost two thirds of drivers tell Transport Focus the maintenance of existing roads is more important than building new roads or adding lanes to existing ones.
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General News 13 Aug 2021Councils receive £15m fund to improve local roads across England
The Government has announced a £15 million funding package for councils across the country to improve traffic signals.
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Fleet industry 21 Apr 2021RAC records sharpest quarterly rise in pothole-related breakdowns
The breakdown and recovery company says that there were the equivalent of 52 pothole-related breakdowns a day between January and March 2021.
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Fleet industry 31 Mar 2021
Pothole damage leaves £1.3bn vehicle repair bill
The cost of repairs to vehicles suffering pothole damage over the past 12 months has been revealed in new research published by Kwik Fit.
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Fleet industry 15 Feb 2021Councils receive share of £500m to fill potholes
The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated £500 million to local authorities in England for highways maintenance.
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General News 8 Feb 2021
Potholes bigger issue than drink-driving, finds IAM RoadSmart
Potholes are perceived by motorists to be a more significant concern on the road, overtaking texting and drink-driving as a worsening problem, finds IAM RoadSmart.
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General News 15 Jan 2021
Potholes plague UK roads despite lower traffic volumes
RAC patrols attended almost 1,500 call-outs in the last three months of 2020 for pothole related breakdowns, despite reduced traffic volumes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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General News 29 Sep 2020England’s 'best and worst' roads
A study by Citroen UK has revealed the best and worst maintained local roads across the country.
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Fleet industry 27 Aug 2020
Fleets help Government map problem potholes on UK roads
Deliveroo, Uber, Tesco and Ocado will help identify hot-spots for pothole repairs in a data-driven review launched by the Department for Transport (DfT).
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General News 1 May 2020
Pothole-related breakdowns rise in first three months of 2020
The number of vehicles requiring recovery due to pothole damage has increased rapidly according to the RAC.
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General News 26 Mar 2020
New pothole funding ‘nowhere near enough’
AIA says additional £2.5bn pothole pledge will not be enough to plug the gap in local road maintenance budgets, let alone the rising backlog of repairs.
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Fleet industry 24 Mar 2020
Potholes: Vehicles face £1.25bn repair bill
The average bill for each of those motorists affected over the last year was £115, covering repairs to components such as tyres, suspension and wheels.
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General News 28 Feb 2020
Councils awarded roads repair cash
The Government has awarded 32 local authorities a share of £93.4 million to repair roads and bridges.
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General News 20 Feb 2020
Pothole increase predicted if funding falls short
Drivers could see a 16% increase in potholes over the next 10 years, without the Government’s promised investment of £500m per year, new research reveals.
