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State of the roads

Vehicle breakdowns where poor roads were to blame rose 15% last year

Vehicle breakdowns where poor roads were to blame rose 15% last year

Is your local authority really tackling the country’s pothole problem?

Is your local authority really tackling the country’s pothole problem?

New data points to encouraging uptick in pothole prevention work

RAC hosts MPs and road experts to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis

Only 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24

Councils told to 'get on with the job' of fixing England's pothole problem

Could self-healing asphalt end the UK’s pothole problem?

RAC fourth-quarter pothole breakdowns up by a fifth compared to previous three months

‘Biggest one-off road maintenance fund’ to be used to fill in seven million potholes

Road conditions in England continue to deteriorate according to Gov statistics

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