DVSA is urging drivers across Britain to check their vehicles before winter, as MOT testers share chilling examples including a badly damaged tyre and a suspension arm almost rusted through. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency is reminding motorists that an MOT checks important parts of a vehicle against legal standards, however a valid … [Read more...]
Pump prices & potholes head drivers’ Budget watchlist
As the Chancellor prepares to deliver the Autumn Budget tomorrow research from Close Brothers Motor Finance reveals which concerns are front of mind for motorists. It finds that more than half (52%) of drivers want the Chancellor to freeze or reduce fuel duty on petrol and diesel. The ongoing deterioration of the nation's road infrastructure is also a top … [Read more...]
Bad driving and poor roads pushing people away from car use
One in five now avoid certain roads because of safety fears, while 15% say concerns have pushed them towards public transport. Dangerous driving and potholes have been named as the biggest causes of road traffic collisions in local communities across the UK, new research has revealed. A study of 2,000 UK adults on behalf of national law firm Simpson Millar … [Read more...]
Cooked & cracked roads in summer, potholes coming
This summer’s heatwaves and record temperatures are likely to cause already poor road surfaces to break down further, creating even more potholes, warn the RAC. Intense ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun chemically ages the bitumen used to bind aggregates together to create roads. This – combined with roads absorbing even greater heat from the sun – … [Read more...]
Drivers hit by annual £3.3 Billion bill in potholes
New research from Close Brothers Motor Finance reveals that potholes are costing drivers an estimated £3.3 billion in vehicle repairs every year, highlighting the financial strain poor road conditions are placing on motorists in the UK. The deteriorating state of Britain's roads is having a direct impact on the nation's drivers with almost … [Read more...]
Politicians get bumpy ride over potholes
Almost three out of four motorists (72%) say the state of UK roads make them less likely to keep local and national politicians in power, new research shows. May’s Startline Used Car Tracker indicates that 48% think potholes are a constant source of irritation when driving, 36% that the state of UK roads is embarrassing and 32% are worried about resulting … [Read more...]
Wales’s drivers facing bumpy ride for some time
There is no quick fix for Welsh roads, reports ALARM survey Road users should not expect a quick fix to the condition of local roads in Wales, despite reported increases in funding, says this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey report. Significant investment in highways maintenance from both the Welsh Government, via the Local … [Read more...]
Pothole puddles plague
The RAC fears near constant rain so far this year has led to a sudden spike in drivers being caught out by potholes hidden in puddles. Reports to the RAC from broken-down drivers about potholes in February averaged 225-a-day, nearly three-and-a-half times the 66-a-day seen in the same month last year and more than five times the 43-a-day … [Read more...]
Pothole damage hitting harder than ever
Drivers across the UK are being hit harder than ever by the cost of pothole damage, as new analysis released this morning on National Pothole Day reveals the total financial impact of potholes on vehicles rose to an estimated £589 million in 2025, up from £579 million in 2024 and £474 million in 2023. UK road safety charity TyreSafe, a … [Read more...]
Pothole issues getting smoothed out
Vital surface dressing work on Britain’s local roads that is proven to prevent potholes forming increased by 15% this year, reveals new data shared with the RAC. Figures from the Road Emulsion Association show around 44.4m square metres of surface dressing – enough to treat the equivalent of around 4,340 miles of road – was applied over the … [Read more...]
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