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Britain's 10 worst regions for road surfaces in need of repair28 Feb 2011by Robbie Dunmore A recent AA poll asked drivers throughout the country to comment on the state of the roads in their area, with regard to whether their surfaces and pot-holes had improved, got worse or stayed much the same over the last three years. The following were the ten worst regions.The numbers are the percentage of those stating that road surface conditions had deteriorated, while the numbers in brackets are the percentage saying that their condition had deteriorated considerably.
Why might Scotland top this pot-hole league table? Well, one obvious reason is that the climate in Scotland is harsher than other regions of the country and this will have taken its toll on the integrity of the structure of its roads. The other cause will be inadequate investment in the Scottish roads infrastructure to maintain them in a satisfactory condition. Indeed, lack of investment might be said of all these regions where the condition of the roads has deteriored, often substantially. While both Scotland and England have announced pothole repair funds to help make good these roads of £100m and £15m respectively, it may be that these are relatively small allocations to make good the widespread road damage. UK providers of car insurance have seen increased claims due to pothole damage that may cost well over £1000 to make good. |
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