potholes
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Fleet industry news 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 news 31 Mar 2021Pothole 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 news 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 news 27 Aug 2020Fleets 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 2020New 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 news 24 Mar 2020Potholes: 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.
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Fleet industry news 4 Feb 2020In-vehicle data could improve UK road safety
CPC says that connected vehicle data has the potential to end the scourge of potholes, improve driver behaviour and reduce the impact of incidents on UK roads.
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General News 15 Jan 2020
RAC patrols attend a pothole-related breakdown every hour
The RAC saw a 20% upturn in pothole-related breakdowns in the last quarter of 2019, compared to the same period the year before.
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General News 12 Dec 2019One in four cars damaged by speedhumps or potholes
On in four drivers have had their car damaged by a speedhump or pothole, according to new research by Insurethegap.com.
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Fleet industry news 21 Nov 2019
Rural roads ‘getting worse’, say drivers
Growing resentment as poor state of roads do not reflect level of motoring taxes being paid, says RAC
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NEWS 28 Oct 2019
Transport Committee welcomes DfT road repair plan
Committee backs commitment by the Department for Transport to press the Treasury long-term funding plan to fix local roads.
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NEWS 25 Jul 2019Less pothole breakdowns in Q2 2019, says RAC
In the last year there fewer pothole breakdowns have taken place than in Q2 2019.
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Fleet industry news 8 Jul 2019Council cuts increase danger of damage to fleet vehicles
Road funding cuts could pay for 8 million pothole repairs, says LGA
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NEWS 1 Jul 2019
MPs call for fund to address ‘plague of potholes’
Long-term funding settlement essential to local roads maintenance, says Transport Select Committee.
