Potholes

Potholes top the list of motorists’ bugbears

Cars damaged by a pothole cost an average of £164 to repair

On a soaking wet day, the Land Cruiser is the perfect partner for a rural run, as Gareth Butterfield found out

Toyota Land Cruiser review: unstoppable in the worst UK weather

TomTom's new "Tom" device aims to alert you to hazards without using any apps

TomTom “Tom” hazard alert device review: simple, clever, effective

Pothole payouts cost Northern Ireland over £32million in five years

NI drivers awarded over £20m in road claim compensation due to pothole damage

Domino's launches pothole-proof delivery bike

Domino's unveil bike to keep pizzas safe from potholes

John O'Dowd, pictured while campaigning for repairs to potholes in the Lurgan area a number of years ago.

Potholes: Almost 5,000 compensation claims in past year due to road defects

There were 110,023 recorded potholes on Northern Ireland roads in 2023 - an increase of 9%, according to recent government data analysed by CompareNI.com

New regional data: Over 110,000 potholes recorded on NI roads - up by 9%

Residents of Bel-Air chalet estates on Seawick road in St Osyth, Essex say they are suffering from "the worst road in Britain" Picture: James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS

"We live on the most potholed road in Britain"

Locals appear to have lost patience waiting for the holey highway in East Sussex to be repaired - and the resulting crude phallus drawings have attracted interest online.

Fed-up road users expose town’s potholes by painting rude shapes

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Pothole damage related breakdowns jump by 40% in a year, RAC reveals

Ben Thornbury demonstrating 'crazy pothole golf' in Malmesbury

Man sets up pothole crazy golf course to ‘make a point’ to council

Here’s how you can claim compensation from your local council if your car has been damaged by a pothole

How to claim pothole damages from your local council

Damage ranges from burst tyres to shattered suspension (NationalWorld/Abode Stock)

2.7 million cars forced off the road by pothole damage

Stock image of a pothole (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Northern Ireland potholes mapped: reports at five-year high in January

A look at the UK’s most neglected street compared to The Last Of Us

With more bad weather to come this winter, motorists run an increased risk of accidents and damage to vehicles if roads in Northern Ireland are not properly maintained. Recent government statistics show that of the 80,395 surface defects recorded on NI roads in 2022, a staggering 64,930 were related to potholes

Nearly 65,000 potholes recorded on NI roads in 2022 - but which area is worse?
Research by Belfast-based firm CompareNI.com shows that of the 80,395 surface defects recorded on NI roads in 2022, a staggering 64,930 were related to potholes.
Claire Cartmill

Utility firms face fines for ‘plague of potholes’

UK’s roads ‘on the edge’ as bill for pothole repair backlog tops £12bn

PotholePro machine comes to Northern Ireland

Know a bad pothole...? JCB’s new potholepro makes its Northern Ireland debut

UK’s pothole plague drives up breakdowns by a fifth

(Composite: Kim Mogg/JPI Media)

UK’s most pothole-plagued councils revealed

Pothole (stock image).

Mid and East Antrim pothole clusters repair commitment by DfI Roads division

UK's pothole hotspots - is your region among the country's worst?

How to claim for pothole damage: who is responsible and how to get compensation

The 'monster pothole' discovered by the PSNI

PSNI find 'absolute monster of pothole' on NI road - public asked to report the ...

Potholes are an increasingly common feature of our roads after a very cold winter

Potholes '˜can be lethal hazard to NI motorcyclists'

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