National Pothole Day: Meet Stan the App
The Daily Telegraph has launched a 6-week campaign encouraging its readers to download Stan The App to map as much of the local road network as possible. This will include prominent coverage on their website, and their 1 million subscribers will also be notified/emailed. Users can now view detected defects in their area and share […]
National newspaper launches pothole campaign
The Daily Telegraph is launching a nationwide campaign, Fix Our Potholes, to demand that local authorities start fixing their roads and improve conditions for motorists, businesses and the emergency services. According to analysis of DfT data up to 82 per cent of the local roads flagged as in need of maintenance were ignored by councils last year, […]
Pothole payouts in London total £2m in three years
New figures uncovered by the BBC show more than £2m has been paid out in pothole compensation claims by Transport for London in the last three years. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show TfL awarded £1.7m in 2022-23, compared to £310,000 the previous year. It adds just £85,000 was allocated last year. […]
Gloucestershire County Council choses winning pothole repair machine
Following the battle of the pothole repair machines, Gloucestershire County Council has selected the best performing vehicles and methods that work in their area. The county council has been trialling a range of pothole repair techniques at the cutting edge of highways maintenance. During July machines went head-to-head in the battle of the pothole repair machines and […]
Norfolk set to receive highest highways maintenance allocation in the region
Norfolk is set to receive more than £56 million for highways maintenance next year thanks to Government funding announced. The Government has announced funding allocations for every local authority across England today which can be used throughout 2025/6 on the roads are in most need of repair, and to deliver immediate fixes for communities and […]
Seven million more potholes to be filled next year as public urged to report roads in need of repair
The Government has announced it’ll spend £1.6 billion to fill potholes and repair roads. It says that’s an increase of nearly 50% on local road maintenance funding from last year, and that it goes well beyond the Government’s manifesto pledge, and is enough to fix the equivalent of over seven million extra potholes in 2025/26. Across […]
RAC welcomes rise in surface dressing
The RAC has reacted to statistics showing an increase in the amount of surface dressing carried out on the UK’s roads, calling it good news, because it should prevent potholes. The Road Emulsion Association reported an increase in the manufacturing, sale, and use of bitumen emulsions for surface dressing for the first time in 12 […]
Warwickshire County Council’s issues guidance to residents on how to manage potholes
As we enter the colder months, Warwickshire County Council has invited residents to join in the fight against potholes. Potholes form as a natural result of traffic, water, and surface wear. When rainwater seeps into cracks in the road, it freezes and expands, breaking the road surface under the pressure of passing vehicles. Warwickshire County […]
Commons committee discusses improving local road condition
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is holding an evidence session on the condition of local roads in England at 10am on Thursday 21st November. The session follows the National Audit Office’s 2024 report on local roads in England, and the Government’s approach to funding their maintenance. The NAO found that local roads are getting worse, with fewer roads […]
Insurer says one in five claims about pothole damage lead to write-offs
The insurance company Allianz says one in five cars damaged by potholes on UK roads are left in such a state of disrepair that they have to be scrapped. The Telegraph reports about 11.5 million potholes are estimated to inflict the UK’s roads with a multi-billion pound repair backlog. It quotes Caroline Johnson, the claims […]