How do we fix the pothole problem?
More than 24,000 miles of UK roads are now peppered with potholes, according to the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey.
This is becoming a growing issue for motorists – and thus our customers – with a growing number of individuals and associations keen to stress the real cost of the nuisance.
Just one repair from a bad encounter with a large pothole can cost a car owner as much as £3,500. According to car warranty company MotorEasy, the most common types of damage was to axles and suspension systems in vehicles.
In total, it is estimated that this problem cost motorists as much as £1 billion in 2017 alone.
There is no easy answer to the problem. Local authorities are cash strapped and have other priorities.
There seems to be a growing number of individuals taking matters into their own hands.
In a bizarre incident in North Wales recently, a Hollywood film crew working in the area took matters into their own hands, and fixed a pothole in Bangor.
Meanwhile, there seems to be some interesting technologies emerging that could solve this problem. We saw an interesting solution emerge in America recently where someone has developed what they have called the ‘Pothole Terminator’!
This idea is based around what is described as mechanical concrete: a cylinder filled with limestone that solidifies when poured into the hole.
These are all good but we wondered if there might be other solutions out there. If you have any ideas on a solution to this problem, we would love to hear from you!
This is becoming a growing issue for motorists – and thus our customers – with a growing number of individuals and associations keen to stress the real cost of the nuisance.
Just one repair from a bad encounter with a large pothole can cost a car owner as much as £3,500. According to car warranty company MotorEasy, the most common types of damage was to axles and suspension systems in vehicles.
In total, it is estimated that this problem cost motorists as much as £1 billion in 2017 alone.
There is no easy answer to the problem. Local authorities are cash strapped and have other priorities.
There seems to be a growing number of individuals taking matters into their own hands.
In a bizarre incident in North Wales recently, a Hollywood film crew working in the area took matters into their own hands, and fixed a pothole in Bangor.
Meanwhile, there seems to be some interesting technologies emerging that could solve this problem. We saw an interesting solution emerge in America recently where someone has developed what they have called the ‘Pothole Terminator’!
This idea is based around what is described as mechanical concrete: a cylinder filled with limestone that solidifies when poured into the hole.
These are all good but we wondered if there might be other solutions out there. If you have any ideas on a solution to this problem, we would love to hear from you!
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