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Pothole Robot

Robot uses AI technology to prevent pothole...

Jan 29, 2024Comments off

The world’s first pothole-preventing robot, which could revolutionise the way potholes are dealt with, is to be tested on roads in Hertfordshire. The autonomous robot,

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Shock figures show pothole damage at record...

Jan 15, 2024Comments off

A new partnership has been launched today (15 January) between road users and industry to help tackle the scourge of potholes as shock new figures

Cracked road surface

Anger at poor state of roads reaches a new ...

Oct 30, 2023Comments off

Frustration over the poor state of the UK’s local roads has reached its highest level in nine years. In the RAC’s annual Report on Motoring*,

Badly maintained road

Summer washout see pothole incidents at the...

Sep 18, 2023Comments off

Motorists have been warned that the risk to life because of potholes is now severe, as new figures reveal UK roads are in the worst

Wet July sees pothole breakdowns up a fifth...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

A month of exceptional rainfall saw pothole related breakdowns rise by a fifth this July compared to July 2022, according to the AA Pothole Index*.

Pothole-related breakdowns leap during last...

Jan 30, 2023Comments off

RAC patrols attended nearly a quarter (23%) more breakdowns where potholes were likely to blame in the last three months of 2022 compared to the

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Drivers expect a pothole lot of trouble whe...

Feb 18, 2022Comments off

As local authorities across the country set their budgets for the coming year, drivers are expecting a raw deal ahead of their approval. A recent

Funding to fix potholes allocated to local ...

Feb 15, 2021Comments off

Councils across England have today been allocated their share of £500 million for highways maintenance, with the funding expected to fix the equivalent of 10 million potholes across the country. It is the second instalment

Potholes a growing concern for drivers

Feb 04, 2021Comments off

Potholes are perceived by motorists to be a much more significant concern on the road than they were three years ago, overtaking texting and drink

JCB unveils new solution to tackle UK potho...

Jan 15, 2021Comments off

British digger maker JCB has unveiled a brand new machine to tackle a national scourge – potholes. The company has launched the PotholePro – a