It would be true to say that UK roads have gone to pot [holes]! After the freak weather conditions in January, the state of our tarmac has deteriorated to an all time low and the cost of repairing it is almost unprecedented. Current estimates suggest that it will cost over £100 million to patch-up the roads and maybe as much as £1 billion to achieve a total repair. And let’s face it the coffers aren’t that flush with cash at the moment.The Insurers are even more perplexed with estimates for repairs to cars from ‘pothole encounters’ forecast to be worse than the repair to the roads! They already believe our infrastructure is returning to the Middle Ages.
1. Potholes are a major factor in causing axle & suspension failure and costs British motorists an estimated £2.8 billion every year.
2, Authorities currently pay out more than £50 million in compensation claims due to poor roads
3. Road maintenance in England and Wales is underfunded by £1 billion every year.
4. If all authorities were given the budgets they need to fix their roads, it would take English authorities 11 years to catch up with the current backlog, and Welsh authorities 16 years.
It seems we may have to suffer them for some months to come.
APA
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