Consultation proposes increasing the guarantee on utility firms’ roadworks and introducing new asphalt standards, to keep roads pothole-free for longer Please follow link or copy and past into browser: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/long-lasting-repairs-to-stop-potholes
A recent BBC news story quotes that a pothole cost a local authority in excess of £1.8 million pounds relating to a single claimant. Read the full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-41523751