State of the roads news
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![RAC second-quarter pothole breakdowns reach ‘unseasonable high’]()
RAC second-quarter pothole breakdowns reach ‘unseasonable high’
26th August 2025 -
![RAC hosts MPs and road experts to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis]()
RAC hosts MPs and road experts to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis
24th April 2025 -
![Only 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24]()
Only 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24
8th April 2025 -
![Councils told to 'get on with the job' of fixing England's pothole problem]()
Councils told to 'get on with the job' of fixing England's pothole problem
24th March 2025 -
![Could self-healing asphalt end the UK’s pothole problem?]()
Could self-healing asphalt end the UK’s pothole problem?
28th February 2025 -
![RAC fourth-quarter pothole breakdowns up by a fifth compared to previous three months]()
RAC fourth-quarter pothole breakdowns up by a fifth compared to previous three months
15th January 2025 -
![‘Biggest one-off road maintenance fund’ to be used to fill in seven million potholes]()
‘Biggest one-off road maintenance fund’ to be used to fill in seven million potholes
20th December 2024 -
![Road conditions in England continue to deteriorate according to Gov statistics]()
Road conditions in England continue to deteriorate according to Gov statistics
18th December 2024 -
![Council pothole compensation claims double in a year]()
Council pothole compensation claims double in a year
21st November 2024 -
![What are the best and worst motorways and A roads in the UK?]()
What are the best and worst motorways and A roads in the UK?
14th October 2024 -
![Driven to despair: Concern about the dire state of the nation’s local roads reaches record levels]()
Driven to despair: Concern about the dire state of the nation’s local roads reaches record levels
12th August 2024 -
![‘More damning evidence that England’s local roads are in a truly dire state of repair’]()
‘More damning evidence that England’s local roads are in a truly dire state of repair’
24th July 2024 -
![Lib Dems promise extra £300m to help fix Britain’s pothole problem – but is it enough?]()
Lib Dems promise extra £300m to help fix Britain’s pothole problem – but is it enough?
20th June 2024 -
![RAC pothole-related breakdowns ‘spring’ forward by 50% in 2024]()
RAC pothole-related breakdowns ‘spring’ forward by 50% in 2024
23rd April 2024 -
![Roads in the UK at a 'breaking point' as repair costs hit record high]()
Roads in the UK at a 'breaking point' as repair costs hit record high
19th March 2024 -
![Fed up with potholes? Help map the state of the UK’s roads to make things better]()
Fed up with potholes? Help map the state of the UK’s roads to make things better
12th February 2024 -
![Road treatment and resurfacing falls to lowest level in five years]()
Road treatment and resurfacing falls to lowest level in five years
13th September 2023 -
![Doing more with less: extending the lives of our roads]()
Doing more with less: extending the lives of our roads
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![60% of drivers think the state of local roads has got worse in the last year]()
60% of drivers think the state of local roads has got worse in the last year
11th November 2022 -
![Pothole problems - are road conditions set to get worse?]()
Pothole problems - are road conditions set to get worse?
7th November 2022 -
![Russian invasion of Ukraine causing soaring costs to fix UK’s pothole problem]()
Russian invasion of Ukraine causing soaring costs to fix UK’s pothole problem
21st September 2022 -
![Drivers set to embark on more than 12m leisure trips over last bank holiday before Christmas]()
Drivers set to embark on more than 12m leisure trips over last bank holiday before Christmas
25th August 2022 -
![The first hole is the deepest… Sir Rod Stewart fixes road near his home]()
The first hole is the deepest… Sir Rod Stewart fixes road near his home
15th March 2022 -
![RAC records worst third quarter for pothole breakdowns in 15 years]()
RAC records worst third quarter for pothole breakdowns in 15 years
29th November 2021 -
![Roads still in desperate need of repairs after ‘missed opportunity’ in pandemic]()
Roads still in desperate need of repairs after ‘missed opportunity’ in pandemic
12th November 2021 -
![Roads could be left covered in snow and ice this winter – councils warn]()
Roads could be left covered in snow and ice this winter – councils warn
13th October 2021 -
![Drones to hunt down potholes in multi-million-pound scheme]()
Drones to hunt down potholes in multi-million-pound scheme
16th August 2021 -
![Tesco sends staff to check dogs not left in cars during heatwave]()
Tesco sends staff to check dogs not left in cars during heatwave
21st July 2021 -
![RAC records sharpest quarterly rise in pothole-related breakdowns on record after cold weather]()
RAC records sharpest quarterly rise in pothole-related breakdowns on record after cold weather
20th April 2021 -
![Highways England tests new 'anti-ageing cream for roads']()
Highways England tests new 'anti-ageing cream for roads'
12th April 2021
