Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Lords · Question HL2385 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the RAC's estimate that there were over one million potholes on UK roads in 2023, as set out in the RAC Pothole Index, published on 23 April 2024; what plans they have to review and identif
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 25 Nov 2024
RAC’s pothole estimate was based on 81 local authority responses to a Freedom of Information request carried out in 2023. The Department agrees that pothole formation occurs more frequently in the winter months, where increased water and ice cause ingress...