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Potholes: UK's roads like 'the surface of the moon', after record rise in breakdowns, RAC says
Some are in a "desperate state", the firm says, and councils may be "patching up potholes rather than fixing them properly".
How Britain could upgrade its rail network to replace domestic flights
Britain should “think along the same lines” as German and French transport planners who are aiming to drive a shift from domestic flights to rail, according to Expedition Engineering director Alistair Lenczner.
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
BBC News
- Car insurance sees biggest price drop in six yearsThe average cost of car insurance has fallen by £87 in 12 months, according to new data.
The Telegraph
- Britain's roads resemble 'surface of the moon', RAC warns [subscription]The RAC revealed it had seen a record rise in pothole-related callouts this winter
Times Online
- Vehicle pothole damage rises by 40% in a yearThe number of cars damaged by potholes has risen by more than a third in a year, prompting criticism that roads resemble the “surface of the moon”.
Sky News
- Potholes: UK's roads like 'the surface of the moon', after record rise in breakdowns, RAC saysSome are in a "desperate state", the firm says, and councils may be "patching up potholes rather than fixing them properly".
Bolton News
- Bolton taxi drivers call for CCTV after spate of attacksTAXI drivers are growing more worried over the number of attacks they are facing behind the wheel and are calling for more action to be taken to protect them.
Yorkshire Post
- Pothole hotline needed as damage to cars soars – The Yorkshire Post saysIT is nearly 30 years since John Major instigated the ‘cones hotline’ to enable exasperated motorists to report locations where roads were being unnecessarily blocked.
Cambridge News
- The 'toilet roll' roundabout near Cambs with an unfortunate nicknameSome think the sculpture resembles an unfurling roll of Andrex
- New dual carriageway planned between Peterborough villagesHighways England's plan to better connect Peterborough and Norwich is through to the next stage
Hull Daily Mail
- Record rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roadsA record rise in pothole-related breakdowns on UK roads has been recorded.
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