Councils filling potholes 'every 19 seconds'
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Rishi Sunak sets out how pothole funding from HS2 savings to be used
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67441085
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set out how £8.3bn of promised funding will be used to tackle what he called the "scourge of potholes".
The PM announced the money last month as part of plans to scrap part of the HS2 high-speed rail line and spend the savings on other projects.
The funding will go to England's local councils over the next 11 years for road maintenance.
Councils said the cost of repairing local roads was closer to £14bn.....continues
Looks good, until you do the sums. That's £8.3bn over 11 YEARS. So the yearly spend is circa £755,000,000. Divide that up by the number of local authorities, and I can't see it helping much.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67441085
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set out how £8.3bn of promised funding will be used to tackle what he called the "scourge of potholes".
The PM announced the money last month as part of plans to scrap part of the HS2 high-speed rail line and spend the savings on other projects.
The funding will go to England's local councils over the next 11 years for road maintenance.
Councils said the cost of repairing local roads was closer to £14bn.....continues
Looks good, until you do the sums. That's £8.3bn over 11 YEARS. So the yearly spend is circa £755,000,000. Divide that up by the number of local authorities, and I can't see it helping much.
CoolHands said:
I’m still in the mode of how can the most basic of jobs that even the thickest of workmen can carry out, not be cheap. It’s literally filling holes. Instead the contractors charge councils millions, it’s a joke.
I've seen, this summer, Fred and Harry come to 'repair' a pothole. It took a day. That evening, when I took woof-woof for walkies, I inspected it. A tentative prod with my walking boots soon produced a small pile of bits as it disintegrated. Most local authorities dump road maintenance onto a private company. Essex uses Ringway Jacobs. They're useless, a couple of local authorities have now given them the push. Incidentally, they are ultimately owned by a French Company.swisstoni said:
I just don’t understand why councils don’t take at least some road repair back in-house.
If a few adjacent councils clubbed together to create a road mending collective they wouldn’t be at the mercy of contractors.
Because the council won't get blamed for bad work, and it would stop the flow of brown envelopes.If a few adjacent councils clubbed together to create a road mending collective they wouldn’t be at the mercy of contractors.
Pothole insurance claims soar 40% in a year to hit record high
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/pothole-insura...
Insurance group Admiral logged more pothole damage claims than ever in 2023
Not only is the number of cars damaged rising, but so is the average claim cost
The number of pothole insurance claims has risen 40 per cent in a year, according to the UK's largest car insurance firm.
Admiral said it received a record 1,324 claims for car damage due to potholes in 2023, an increase from 946 in 2022.
Driving into a pothole can damage a vehicle's tyres, alloy wheels, steering alignment and suspension.
The average pothole claim payout also rose by almost a third in 2023 when compared to 2022, from £2,378 to £3,070.
Admiral said the increase is due to modern vehicles being more complicated to repair, and therefore more expensive.
The insurance firm's previous record year for potholes was 2018, with 1,057 claims, largely due to the 'Beast from the East' storm damaging roads.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/pothole-insura...
Insurance group Admiral logged more pothole damage claims than ever in 2023
Not only is the number of cars damaged rising, but so is the average claim cost
The number of pothole insurance claims has risen 40 per cent in a year, according to the UK's largest car insurance firm.
Admiral said it received a record 1,324 claims for car damage due to potholes in 2023, an increase from 946 in 2022.
Driving into a pothole can damage a vehicle's tyres, alloy wheels, steering alignment and suspension.
The average pothole claim payout also rose by almost a third in 2023 when compared to 2022, from £2,378 to £3,070.
Admiral said the increase is due to modern vehicles being more complicated to repair, and therefore more expensive.
The insurance firm's previous record year for potholes was 2018, with 1,057 claims, largely due to the 'Beast from the East' storm damaging roads.
CoolHands said:
Getting worse still round here, and not had Jan / Feb frosts yet.
It’s appalling that they aren’t doing road checks themselves, so unless I report them then there’s no chance, and since you’re driving can’t always remeber exact locations. Just done a batch in fixmystreet. Then you see actually many of the areas already had the same / nearby ones reported months ago.
Lazy f
ks aren’t doing their job, I just don’t understand why the council would not write in performance checks to the fking contracts.
Might stop the flow of brown envelpoesIt’s appalling that they aren’t doing road checks themselves, so unless I report them then there’s no chance, and since you’re driving can’t always remeber exact locations. Just done a batch in fixmystreet. Then you see actually many of the areas already had the same / nearby ones reported months ago.
Lazy f
ks aren’t doing their job, I just don’t understand why the council would not write in performance checks to the fking contracts.Pothole reports hit a five-year high in 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-679...
Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will help rid us of them for good.
Reports of potholes and damage they caused hit five-year highs, according to local governments and the AA.
The AA estimates they may have cost UK drivers as much as £500m in repairs.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-679...
Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will help rid us of them for good.
Reports of potholes and damage they caused hit five-year highs, according to local governments and the AA.
The AA estimates they may have cost UK drivers as much as £500m in repairs.
'Potholes are leaving Essex roads in a shocking state'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-642660...
"The problem of potholes in Essex has been highlighted by a group which helps to transport blood between blood banks and hospitals.............continues"
More than 7,000 claims for pothole and road defects
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm505l37r9mo
The number of claims against Essex County Council for vehicle damage caused by potholes and road defects has increased in each of the last four years. A total 7,036 claims were made between April 2019 and early January 2024, council figures showed. But only 4% were successful with 283 people receiving a payout. A spokesperson for Essex Highways said: “All compensation claims are investigated fully and damages are paid if the council has been liable." Essex Highways said most claims were "successfully defended" as it was "rigorous" in its maintenance of the road network..............continues
Someone is cloud cuckoo land claiming our local roads are subjected to rigorous maintenance.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-642660...
"The problem of potholes in Essex has been highlighted by a group which helps to transport blood between blood banks and hospitals.............continues"
More than 7,000 claims for pothole and road defects
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm505l37r9mo
The number of claims against Essex County Council for vehicle damage caused by potholes and road defects has increased in each of the last four years. A total 7,036 claims were made between April 2019 and early January 2024, council figures showed. But only 4% were successful with 283 people receiving a payout. A spokesperson for Essex Highways said: “All compensation claims are investigated fully and damages are paid if the council has been liable." Essex Highways said most claims were "successfully defended" as it was "rigorous" in its maintenance of the road network..............continues
Someone is cloud cuckoo land claiming our local roads are subjected to rigorous maintenance.
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