fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific.. and then you've got all these extra ones. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the oncoming car, on my helmet, just towards this oncoming car, which managed to swerve to avoid me. so i was very lucky. the rac says there are at least one million potholes on uk roads, with six potholes per mile on council maintained roads in england and wales. pothole—related breakdowns also jumped by 17% in the final three months of 2024, with more than 4700 drivers needing help. and if your car gets damaged by one, it will cost an average of £460 to get it fixed. the politician behind this new report says we don't even know the sheer scale of the pothole problem. this is part of what we're asking for, is the government to really get a handle on this problem through proper data, through proper scanning of our roads. there's mo

fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific.es. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the oncoming car, on my helmet, just towards this onc