All news on the topic: Potholes

Research by Xcite Car Leasing found UK councils received more than 733,000 pothole reports in a year. Here's how to claim against a council if you happen to hit one

A friend of Ann Nightingale, 77, feared her injuries were fatal after she slipped outside a hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, when her shoe caught on rubble from another pothole plaguing the UK

Residents, including a 101 year old, claim a council told them to fill the potholes on their road themselves. Some describe the situation as 'awful' and 'very unsafe' for drivers, walkers and cyclists alike

Residents say they are baffled after Gloucestershire County Council could 'only afford' to repair a stretch of their pothole-filled road in Cheltenham - leaving most of it still full of defects

The sign inferring the battered stretch of road has 'gone t*ts up' has been met with praise from locals. A nearby garage says it has seen a huge increase damaged vehicles recently

The image of the huge pothole was snapped on Lochdochart Road, Glasgow and shows some exposed metalwork sitting on the street

You can avoid potholes - and pricey garage bills - thanks to this simple method recommended by an expert. And you're going to want to use it on every single journey

From unnecessary deaths to life-changing injuries, the state of the UK's roads is perilous and experts warn that with a nine-year repair backlog, there will be more lives lost

Furious residents of Wrenbury-cum-Frith in Cheshire say cars are being wrecked by the “diabolical” condition of the tarmac on their roads which will "break your soul"

According to councils across England, more than a million potholes in our roads were repaired every year, but there are huge differences across the country

January 15 is National Pothole Day and new figures from the AA show pothole damage to vehicles has reached a five-year high - so how can you make a claim?

Locals living on the Bel Air Chalet Estate in Essex complained last January about Seawick Road, dubbed the worst in the UK, and say it is still in a terrible state a year on

Becky Parker, from Staffordshire, has told how her family's return from holiday turned into a nightmare with her car hitting a "crater" pothole that burst a tyre and left them stranded for eight hours

Darren Crooks was sent flying off his bike and crashed through metal barriers at the roadside after hitting a pothole on the A260 in Kent

Councils have sunk millions into pothole compensation payouts, the Mirror can reveal, as the country's road users face hell up and down the UK

An investigation by the Mirror has shone a light on the fire state of the country's roads and how councils are seeing millions of pounds go out in compensation payouts for injuries and damages caused by potholes

James, from Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, was driving through Edinbugh for work on Wednesday morning, December 13, when he was forced to pull his car over after hearing a loud 'bang'.

The Asphalt Industry Alliance's (AIA) annual survey of roads found that in England, resurfacing works now take place on average 'once every 143 years'

The AA issued the guidance as it revealed that it had received 52,541 callouts in October for vehicles damaged by road defects like potholes

Sara Wallis says that after watching the Terminator films, she is wary artificial intelligence - but she hopes that the human brain will always be faster than robots

A 'world-leading', self-driving AI robot that fixes potholes all by itself is being designed by British scientists as the cost of repairing roads reaches £1billion

Sandra Hilton, 71, was driving to a dental appointment when her Audi hit the one metre-wide hole which was concealed by flood water

The Prime Minister trumpeted a string of transport schemes that could be funded instead of completing the high-speed railway to Manchester. We examine his claims and promises

Since the start of 2023, the RAC has dealt with 18,250 callouts for damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs or distorted wheels, damage most likely caused by defective roads

The single largest payout for personal injury or vehicle damage from a pothole across England's motorways and major roads was an eye-watering £280,015