{"id":120728,"date":"2023-10-30T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120728"},"modified":"2023-10-30T08:50:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T08:50:22","slug":"thousands-affected-by-potholes-with-2023-one-of-the-worst-years-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/thousands-affected-by-potholes-with-2023-one-of-the-worst-years-on-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands affected by potholes with 2023 one of the \u2018worst years on record’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Vine caller rages over potholes in her area<\/h3>\n

Pothole incidents have dramatically soared across the UK with incidents climbing back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the AA.<\/p>\n

Data shows this year was the worst September for pothole incidents in five years with tens of thousands of road users under threat.<\/p>\n

The latest figures from the AA show there were a whopping 47,223 pothole-related breakdowns attended by crews last month.<\/p>\n

This is a staggering 10 percent increase from September 2021 and the highest since September 2018.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, AA teams have attended a giant 458,391 pothole-related incidents so far in 2023.<\/p>\n

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This is an average of 50,992 incidents per month and would be on course to exceed 2019\u2019s total of 550,876 pothole issues.<\/p>\n

Jack Cousens, head of roads policy for the AA, has called on officials to pledge more funds to tackle the issue plaguing road users across the country.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cAfter a dry start to the month and the hope that our roads would receive some much-needed extra pot-hole maintenance, drivers faced the now familiar challenge of trying to spot potholes lurking beneath the surface of rainwater.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith family budgets stretched, thousands of drivers have yet again found themselves needing to find extra funds to repair the damage to their car’s tyres, wheels, or suspension components.<\/p>\n

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