Potholes.

Doli55

Here in Ireland we're hard pressed to find a single pothole, either on motorways or minor roads. Yes the climate here is milder than the UK and there's generally not so much heavy traffic, but in and around Dublin, traffic is just as bad as in London. I thought this article on the subject was illuminating:
news.sky.com/story/uk-spends-least-out-of-13-nations-on-repairing-roads-blighted-by-potholes-12938409?fbclid=IwAR1uYLvZlm9K4sDLh2EcPggRKSGc6f9DWS-hAAar7kSNDgJ_RDl9SF2IzDE

Does Ireland still benefit from EU grants?

Government are supposedly using money not being spent on HS2 on the roads? I thought road tax was for that purpose!
Which friend (donor) of the conservatives will get the deal for filling in potholes and then their tarmac won’t be fit for purpose!!!!

Babamaman

Government are supposedly using money not being spent on HS2 on the roads? I thought road tax was for that purpose!
Which friend (donor) of the conservatives will get the deal for filling in potholes and then their tarmac won’t be fit for purpose!!!!

Yes, Local Authorities will be given £8.3 billion by the Goverment to tackle potholes. Sounds good, doesn't it 🙂

However, that is England only and will be spread over 11 years!

Pothole? Call that a pothole?

UK roads are an absolute disgrace! This is from John O' Groats to Lands End.

And why do you think LAs do not have funds and many have or are about to declaring bankruptcy. Hint: being generous, welcoming and of liberal frame of mind is very expensive. Oh am such a bigot…..

Wales has many less potholes but I guess the traffic is lighter, the worst of all I’ve experienced is Kent, here there are plenty to avoid, probably due to more wet weather this year

Katie59

Wales has many less potholes but I guess the traffic is lighter, the worst of all I’ve experienced is Kent, here there are plenty to avoid, probably due to more wet weather this year

Have you driven in Wales recently?

Admittedly, I haven't been to Kent for some time.

Even here in rural Devon we have our share of potholes. They are a blooming nuisance.

There have been workers filling potholes recently in my area but whatever they use the potholes reappear very quickly. Money wasted and poor road safety for drivers!

Perhaps the 20mph on roads and 50mph on motorways in Wales is more to do with making sure motorists can see and avoid potholes.

www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/23421836.pembrokeshire-one-least-numbers-potholes-uk/
It’s very much council by council across the UK by the looks of it, it depends what they prioritise - I’m in the pothole heaven of the UK apparently!

We get roads closed because of landslides, if only they'd fill the potholes in at the same time 🤞

Historians have established that the term ‘pothole’ comes from the age of the Roman Empire.

Potters who couldn’t afford clay would often steal it from the Roman roads as they were built on top of a heavy layer of clay – causing deep holes in the road surface.

Derbyshire had the most potholes per region, with 90,596 – followed by Lancashire (67,439) and Northumberland (51,703).

The area with the longest average time to fix individual holes was Stoke-on-Trent, with a massive 657 days. This was followed by Westminster (556 days) and Norfolk (482 days).

They obviously haven't visited Gloucestershire.

(Source: FOI by the Liberal Democrats)
www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/driving-advice/rac-pothole-index-statistics-data-and-projections/#:~:text=Derbyshire%20had%20the%20most%20potholes,with%20a%20massive%20657%20days.

I don’t drive, but my son drives an Alpha Romeo and the times he has to swerve to avoid a pothole or damage his car and obviously the swerving is potentially dangerous
We are in North Devon 🤷‍♀️

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Someone set up a crazy golf course in Malmesbury High Street.

It takes forever for anything to get done — especially when it comes to the local councils in the UK. A man so infuriated by the way his local council has dealt with “disgraceful” potholes on a busy street has decided to actually do something about it to speed up British construction.
Part-time gardener Ben Thornbury has ingeniously set up some “crazy pothole golf” on Malmesbury High Street in Wiltshire to showcase how brutal the stretch of road has become and force the hand of the Wiltshire Council.

Reported in a Middle East publication.

I can't post the photos.

youtu.be/j5EKquHum0I?si=UMStoFjtiuYxklrD

Or you could follow Rod Stewart’s lead!!

I saw a good one on our local community group today. Spot the difference - special access through the roadworks for Welsh speakers only after 6 weeks!

😂😂😂

But gochel tyllau

Callistemon21

But gochel tyllau

Unless the Welsh speakers are all tractor drivers, then they wouldn’t notice!

images.app.goo.gl/1PfTiwNwwXsNDjZ69

We drove along about three-quarters of a mile of road near us today, it was smooth and a pleasure to drive on. No pot holes 😃

Three weeks ago I reported three large potholes on the road outside our house and they were all filled in yesterday. Our local council has been fairly quick with replies and letting us know when they were going to repair them. I’m impressed.