Procrastinated Pothole Pain: 13 counties named and shamed in pothole response statistics

13 councils have been named and shamed in a new report by the Department of Transport (DfT) detailing the worst councils for pothole repairs. Each Local Highway Authority is rated on the overall condition of the roads in their territory along with the Maintenance and costings. They are then assigned a colour depending on their results Red, Amber or Green.

Potholes have long been an unwelcome plight on UK roads damaging suspension components, tyres and of course Alloy wheels. Revive! receive countless requests from upset motorists who have fallen victim to one of the UKs road craters.

The thirteen worst councils for road maintenance and repairs were:

• Bedford
• Bolton
• Cumberland
• Derbyshire
• Greenwich
• Kensington and Chelsea
• Leicestershire
• North Lincolnshire
• Slough
• Suffolk
• Waltham Forest
• West Northamptonshire
• Westmorland and Furness

According to the RAC, an average of just over £3.5 million is paid out by councils every year to drivers claiming for pothole damage to their cars, at an average of £390 per claim.

Whilst the vast majority of councils were rated Amber it should be noted that there were a number of bright spots that actually achieved a Green rating. These include:

• Coventry
• Darlington
• Essex
• Gloucestershire
• Hillingdon
• Leeds
• Lewisham
• Manchester
• Middlesborough
• Portsmouth
• Rotherham
• Sandwell
• West Berkshire
• Wigan
• Wiltshire
• Worcestershire

If you are in need of any Alloy wheel repair services due to an unfortunate incident with a pothole make sure you check out Revive! who would be more than happy to assist you. Please get in touch with our team now!

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