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potholes on uk roads

Council pothole compensation claims double in a year

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?

Driven to despair: Concern about the dire state of the nation’s local roads reaches record levels

‘More damning evidence that England’s local roads are in a truly dire state of repair’

Lib Dems promise extra £300m to help fix Britain’s pothole problem – but is it enough?

RAC pothole-related breakdowns ‘spring’ forward by 50% in 2024

Roads in the UK at a 'breaking point' as repair costs hit record high

Fed up with potholes? Help map the state of the UK’s roads to make things better

Road treatment and resurfacing falls to lowest level in five years

Doing more with less: extending the lives of our roads

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