FOI request suggests ‘9 in 10 pothole damage claims are rejected by local councils’
Nine in 10 pothole damage claims are rejected by local councils, new figures have suggested. The data comes from a Freedom of Information request shows drivers received close to £20m in payouts during 2025, representing an increase of 30 per cent compared to 2024. However, half of the authorises surveyed rejected over seven out of […]
More than £10m to be spent repairing Rotherham’s roads in 2026
Rotherham’s local highways are set to benefit from £10m worth of repair and maintenance programmes this year. When it meets on 11 May, Rotherham Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve the 2026/27 iteration of the Rotherham Roads Programme, including the additional funding committed by councillors. The programme will mean that over the coming year […]
North East Lincolnshire reports increase in pothole repairs
North East Lincolnshire Council’s Highways team says that it has been “working hard” to repair a surge in potholes caused by last winter’s severe weather. In the current financial year (2026.27), more than 16km of local roads are scheduled for resurfacing, and this programme is expected to grow over the next four years. North East […]
Eastern English Councils’ pothole compensation tops £2m
New research from the BBC has found councils across the East of England have had to pay out more than £2 million settling claims for pothole damage on vehicles over the past five years. The research, published on the BBC website found Essex, which has nearly 5,000 miles of roads, had the highest number of […]
Mix of measures to tackle record-breaking pothole surge in Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Council is drafting in extra staff to speed up inspections and temporary repair methods are being used to keep roads safe while teams work through unprecedented numbers. The work on potholes is part of the council’s near £29m highways maintenance programme for 2026/27 – with all of the money being spent keeping the […]
Shropshire: 90 roads earmarked for resurfacing
Shropshire Council has announced more than 90 stretches of road in Shropshire are set to be resurfaced in the coming months, with a further 71 stretches oset to be surface dressed this spring and summer. The work, which will be carried out for the council by Kier, means more than 160 roads are set to […]
“The symptom of an underfunded network” – AIA Chair responds to Transport Secretary’s pothole incident
David Giles, Chair of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), has responded to yesterday’s news that Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s car had to be towed after hitting a pothole. “Heidi Alexander’s experience is unfortunately one that is shared by many and highlights, yet again, the woeful condition of our local roads. Thankfully it was only the […]
York prepares year-round pothole repair programme
York City Council has promised to undertake a ‘year-round’ programme of road repairs, amid Government plans for tougher maintenance rules. City of York Council environment lead Dave Atkinson said long-term improvements would be made to roads this year in a wide-ranging programme of repairs across the city centre, suburbs and villages, says York Mix. Cllr […]
Heidi Alexander’s car damaged by giant pothole
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s car has had to be taken off the road after hitting a huge pothole in Oxfordshire. The Mini Cooper had to be towed away after hitting a “crater worthy of the Moon”, according to The Sun newspaper. The report says her car struck the gaping fissure late at night as she […]
ADEPT responds to new Government pothole announcement
David Shepherd, Chair of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT)’s Transport & Connectivity Board, has issued a response to the government’s recent announcement on pothole investment. “We welcome the government’s commitment to accountability and to ensuring investment in local roads delivers real improvements for drivers,” he said. “Multi-year funding certainty […]