Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
2026-05-20 · Department for Transport · HL385 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a national standardised definition of a pothole.
Answer
Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining their roads under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Individual authorities set their own criteria, including the minimum size and depth at which a defect, or pothole, is recorded or repaired, an...