Potholes

Potholes top the list of motorists’ bugbears

Cars damaged by a pothole cost an average of £164 to repair

Shields Gazette readers have been sharing the worst roads for potholes in South Shields.

13 bad roads for potholes in South Shields, according to readers

On a soaking wet day, the Land Cruiser is the perfect partner for a rural run, as Gareth Butterfield found out

Toyota Land Cruiser review: unstoppable in the worst UK weather

Council unveils £230k pothole repair machine in huge road investment

TomTom's new "Tom" device aims to alert you to hazards without using any apps

TomTom “Tom” hazard alert device review: simple, clever, effective

Pothole.

Closer look at UK’s pothole crisis as councils told to prove progress

Several large potholes on Boldon Lane in South Shields.

Plea for extra cash as potholes leave roads disgraceful and dangerous

Domino's launches pothole-proof delivery bike

Domino's unveil bike to keep pizzas safe from potholes

Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Pavements were torn up and parts of the road surface was washed away after over 40mm of rain fell in just an hour, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Flash flooding causes severe road damage as storms continue

Tim Webb, 66, is trying to highlight the pothole issue - by photographing toys at some of the 'greatest' pothole sites in his local area.

Pothole tourist turns road defects into mini works of art

Protest sign at a roundabout on Eastern Way in Daventry - A series of protest signs highlighting the Daventry pothole problem by the mystery campaigner.

Mystery pothole artist mocks council with funny road signs

The huge pothole on Trinity Close in Stratford-upon-Avon, in front of the Holy Trinity Parish Centre and opposite to the Holy Trinity Church entrance. Local resident Matt Beacham, 57, with his sausage dog Richmond (inset).

Video shows dog going for swim in UK's oldest pothole measuring 9ft

Residents of Bel-Air chalet estates on Seawick road in St Osyth, Essex say they are suffering from "the worst road in Britain" Picture: James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS

"We live on the most potholed road in Britain"

Locals appear to have lost patience waiting for the holey highway in East Sussex to be repaired - and the resulting crude phallus drawings have attracted interest online.

Fed-up road users expose town’s potholes by painting rude shapes
Dodgy daubings have appeared in white spray paint on a UK road after locals got fed up of potholes.
Sophie Wills

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Pothole damage related breakdowns jump by 40% in a year, RAC reveals

Ben Thornbury demonstrating 'crazy pothole golf' in Malmesbury

Man sets up pothole crazy golf course to ‘make a point’ to council

Here’s how you can claim compensation from your local council if your car has been damaged by a pothole

How to claim pothole damages from your local council

Damage ranges from burst tyres to shattered suspension (NationalWorld/Abode Stock)

2.7 million cars forced off the road by pothole damage

The cost of road repairs is outstripping councils’ maintenance budgets (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Roads resurfaced ‘once in 116 years’ as pothole funding gap hits £14bn

A look at the UK’s most neglected street compared to The Last Of Us

Utility firms face fines for ‘plague of potholes’

Authorities hit with £13m pothole compensation bill in last four years

UK’s roads ‘on the edge’ as bill for pothole repair backlog tops £12bn

UK’s pothole plague drives up breakdowns by a fifth

(Composite: Kim Mogg/JPI Media)

UK’s most pothole-plagued councils revealed
New figures show the local authorities with the most reported road problems and those spending the most and least to address them
Matt Allan

English councils spent more than 8m on pothole compensation claims in 2019-20

Councils fork out £8m a year in pothole compensation

UK's pothole hotspots - is your region among the country's worst?

How to claim for pothole damage: who is responsible and how to get compensation

Do potholes put you off cycling?

Potholes putting people off cycling, survey finds

Have you been affected by potholes?

Potholes costing drivers and insurers 'Â£1m a month' in car repair bills

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