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How Much Does Pothole Damage Cost?

March 31, 2019 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Crumbling roads have cost British motorists more than £3 billion in car repairs as new figures reveal one in three drivers have footed average repair bills of £260 after hitting potholes. The staggering cost of pothole damage to cars ranges from replacing individual tyres to fixing extensive damage to suspension systems. And, in some cases, cars have been […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: AlloyGator, Car Articles, Car repairs, Cars damaged by pot holes, Pot holes, Pothole damage, Pothole damage on roads, Potholes

Pothole Fund Is Not Enough States IAM RoadSmart

November 1, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Leading road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has said while the £420 million in new investment in tackling Britain’s pothole crisis is welcome, it doesn’t go nearly far enough and is merely a drop in the ocean to deal with a long-term and major issue. The 2018 budget saw Chancellor Philip Hammond announce the cash injection […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Chancellor Philip Hammond, Highways England, IAM, IAM RoadSmart, Long term road problems, Philip Hammond, Pot holes, Potholes, Road repair, Road repair budget, Road repair costs, the budget, The budget 2018

Nigel Evans MP Wins National Road Safety Award

September 1, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has been named as Road Safety Parliamentarian of the Month for August 2018, by Brake, the road safety charity, and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Nigel’s efforts to improve road safety in his constituency, in particular work to improve rural road safety – a priority issue for […]

Filed Under: Daily News Tagged With: A59, Car Articles, Dangerous potholes, Lancashire County Council, Nigel Evans, Pendleton, Pendleton Road, Potholes, road safety, Road Safety Parliamentarian of the Month for August 2018

Have You Experienced Pothole Damage To Your Car?

August 24, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A survey conducted by road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has found that its members are increasingly disillusioned with the state of the roads in the UK – and feel the Government is not doing nearly enough to tackle the problem.   The survey of more than 7,000 IAM RoadSmart members found that the majority think […]

Filed Under: Editorial Tagged With: Car Articles, Damage to a vehicle from a pothole, Deterioration in road surfaces, Driving advice, IAM RoadSmart, Pot holes, Pothole damage, Potholes, road safety, Roads becoming worse over recent years, State of the roads in the UK

RHA Supports Research Showing Link Between Breakdowns And Potholes

January 28, 2018 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Road Haulage Association fully supports the RAC report that links vehicle breakdowns to potholes. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “Pothole-related breakdowns are bad news for all road users. However, the cost to road hauliers in particular is considerable. “Every day many thousands of deliveries are made to, and collected from distribution centres […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: Car Articles, Council-owned bridges, Distribution centres, Financial constraints to road repairs, Government, HGVs, Potholes, Potholes causing damage, RAC, Repairs to the road network, RHA, Road Haulage Association, Road network, Road repairs

Ford Pilots Pothole Warning Scheme!

February 18, 2017 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Costly car repairs could be prevented with the help of an ingenious, crowd?sourced virtual pothole map, which Ford is researching, with testing due to start later this year. The map would show drivers, in real-time, on in-car displays, where potholes are, how bad they are, and suggest alternative routes. This winter is expected to set […]

Filed Under: Technical Tagged With: Car claims, Car damage from potholes, Car repair bills, Continuously Controlled Damping, European car claims, Ford of Europe, Ford technology, How potholes happen, How to avoid potholes, Money saving measures, New car tech, New car technology, Pothole damage, Pothole Mitigation, Pothole repair, Pothole repair bills, Potholes, Real pothole damage, Virtual pothole map

Local Pot Hole Repair…

April 14, 2015 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your door to find the potholed and unpredictable road surface to be covered in paint and seemingly random scrawling. No, my street hasn’t been the victim of a violent graffiti artist, but the local council has in fact daubed it to indicate where will be ‘fixed’. Don’t get […]

Filed Under: Driving Advice, Editorial, Featured Posts, Technical, The Environment, The Law Tagged With: Car Articles, Potholes, Road network repair, Road repair, State of UK roads, UK road network, Who to contact

Funding Raised To Tackle Potholes On Roads

December 27, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

A record £6 billion will be spent on tackling potholes and improving local roads between 2015 and 2021, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced earlier in December 2014. The investment amounts to £976 million a year, enough to fix around 18 million potholes across the country. It is the first time councils have been given locked-in […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Industry News, Maintenance & Breakdown, Money, Safety & Security, The Environment Tagged With: Department for Transport, How road funding is spent, Money for roads, Money from government, Pot hole repairs, Pot holed roads, Pot holes, Potholes, Road funding, Road repairs, Safer roads, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

A Third Of Cars Need Suspension Fixes Every Year

October 25, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

The Audi RS6 and Mercedes R-Class are more likely to suffer suspension damage than any other cars in the UK, according to a new study by Warranty Direct. Fiat’s six-seater Multipla and the Jaguar XK sports car are the next most vulnerable, with 29 and 28.5 percent of Warranty Direct customers claiming for damage to […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Editorial, Featured Posts, Maintenance & Breakdown Tagged With: Cars most likely to have suspension damage, Potholes, Suspension damage, vehicle damage, Vehicle fixes, Vehicle wear, Warranty Direct, Wear and tear

Winter Weather Creates Surge In Pothole Related Damage

May 11, 2014 by Mr Butterscotch Leave a Comment

Councils in the areas worst hit by the winter storms are now facing a different kind of flood – a rising swell of automotive compensation claims – according to campaign website, Potholes.co.uk. While homeowners seek compensation for damage to their houses, road users are also demanding remuneration for car axle, wheel and suspension faults caused […]

Filed Under: Daily News, Driving Advice, Editorial, Safety & Security Tagged With: Car Articles, Car damage, Car maintenance, Compensation, Damage to cars, How to report potholes, Potholes, Potholes.co.uk

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