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Potholes & roads

Our press releases and statements covering potholes, road conditions and maintenance, and other roads issues

New data points to encouraging uptick in pothole prevention work
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New data points to encouraging uptick in pothole prevention work

Pothole-related breakdowns up by a quarter in just 12 months
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Pothole-related breakdowns up by a quarter in just 12 months

RAC and RSTA call on Government to mandate preventative road maintenance training 
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RAC and RSTA call on Government to mandate preventative road maintenance training 

Draft third Road Investment Strategy published - RAC reaction
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Draft third Road Investment Strategy published - RAC reaction

RAC second-quarter pothole breakdowns reach ‘unseasonable high’
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RAC second-quarter pothole breakdowns reach ‘unseasonable high’

Government commits £24bn to road maintenance in 2025 Spending Review - RAC comment
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Government commits £24bn to road maintenance in 2025 Spending Review - RAC comment

MPs and roads experts meet face-to-face to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis
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MPs and roads experts meet face-to-face to help solve Britain’s pothole crisis

RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’ double in first three months of 2025
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RAC ‘pothole breakdowns’ double in first three months of 2025

Only 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24
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Only 3% of England’s 183k-mile local road network received any form of maintenance in 2023/24

AIA 2025 ALARM report on local road conditions - RAC reaction
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AIA 2025 ALARM report on local road conditions - RAC reaction

RAC fourth-quarter pothole breakdowns up by a fifth compared to previous three months
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RAC fourth-quarter pothole breakdowns up by a fifth compared to previous three months

Record £1.6 billion investment to fill potholes and repair roads - RAC reaction
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Record £1.6 billion investment to fill potholes and repair roads - RAC reaction

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The RAC Media Centre provides journalists and news outlets with the latest motoring-related news, comment, data and research.

The RAC is an iconic UK brand, and provides complete peace of mind to 15 million UK private and business drivers - whatever their motoring needs. As well as its premium nationwide breakdown assistance service – with an expert branded patrol workforce attending more than two million breakdowns every year – and European breakdown assistance products, it offers a wide range of market-leading products across insurance, legal services, vehicle inspections and service, maintenance and repair. Included in this is the first-of-its-kind nationwide Mobile Mechanics service which brings the garage to homes and workplaces. 

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