![]() ![]() The car manufacturer estimated that this was enough money to fill 340,000 potholes, while the cash received since 2017 was enough to fill 2.3 million potholes. Recent research conducted by Citroën found that, in the last year, councils in England and Wales had paid out £22.7 million in pothole compensation, with more than £139 million paid out since 2017. The most successful claims are for those potholes that have been reported to the council but have failed to be fixed before the incident that damaged a car took place. ![]() Under the Highways Act, local authorities and highways agencies have a legal obligation to maintain their roads, and drivers are able to claim if it is found that an authority has been negligent. The AA said they had seen nearly a third more callouts in April when compared with the same month in 2022, with more than 50,000 cars impacted. The growing number of craters is also leading to more damaged cars, with both the AA and RAC saying they have seen a major uptick in the amount of pothole-related callouts they have seen, compared with last year. “We fear that by the spring, drivers will be plagued by a plethora of potholes across the country’s roads which makes journeys uncomfortable and frustrating or, worse still, could lead to very expensive garage repair bills.” Nicholas Lyes, the head of roads policy at RAC, said: “The wet weather we’ve had both before and after the coldest start to winter in 12 years in December is the perfect recipe for potholes to start peppering the roads. ![]() The RAC warned that the situation could get worse because of the weather conditions experienced over the last year. Last week, a survey carried out by FindOutNow for The Telegraph found that more than eight in 10 respondents had seen the number of potholes increase in their area, with only 6 per cent having noticed a reduction. The details come as the country battles a pothole crisis, with the number of damaged roads on the rise. ![]()
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