Map of UK potholes and other road defects

The RAC has joined forces with the developers of a free mobile app that captures the location of potholes and other road defects while you drive, so councils know exactly where the problems are that need fixing.

Stan – available for Apple and Android mobile devices – uses a smartphone’s in-built camera together with cutting-edge technology to automatically identify road defects, such as potholes, with remarkable accuracy. All of this is done safely with the phone in a cradle, meaning there is no need to interact with it.

In time, the data collected by drivers will allow anyone to check the condition of roads anywhere in the UK. Here is the latest map – roads marked red are in the worst state, and those in green are in the best state: