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Potholes

Potholes top the list of motorists’ bugbearsplaceholder image

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

Potholes continue to be the scourge of motorists and cyclists across Lincolnshire, where the county council has processed more than 4.300 compensation claims for damage in the past three years. (PHOTO BY: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)placeholder image

Pothole hotspots -- two roads in Louth area named as damage figures are revealed

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

Toyota Land Cruiser review: unstoppable in the worst UK weather

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JF Law's breakdown of of cycling accidents in Lincolnshire.placeholder image

Lincolnshire Police record over 150 cyclist casualties in the past year

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

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

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Closer look at UK’s pothole crisis as councils told to prove progress

Domino's launches pothole-proof delivery bikeplaceholder image

Domino's unveil bike to keep pizzas safe from potholes

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Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closureplaceholder image

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbishplaceholder image

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.placeholder image

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

In September more than 6,000 pothole were repaired in Lincolnshire.placeholder image

Thousands more potholes fixed for Lincolnshire

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'. placeholder image

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

More than 6,000 potholes were repaired across Lincolnshire in August.placeholder image

More than 6,000 potholes across Lincolnshire repaired in August

LCC highways crews have been hard at work in July tackling potholes around the county. Photo: Thomas Roeplaceholder image

Council figures reveal almost 8,000 potholes filled in Lincolnshire in a month

 Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Gloverplaceholder image

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

Potholes are to finally be filled in major resurfacing works in Ingoldmells Road, Burgh le Marshplaceholder image

Major resurfacing works planned for Burgh le Marsh

Pavements were torn up and parts of the road surface was washed away after over 40mm of rain fell in just an hour, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.placeholder image

Flash flooding causes severe road damage as storms continue

Tim Webb, 66, is trying to highlight the pothole issue - by photographing toys at some of the 'greatest' pothole sites in his local area.placeholder image

Pothole tourist turns road defects into mini works of art

Over 7,000 potholes have been filled in Lincolnshire in April, according to the council council. Photo: LCCplaceholder image

County council says it is powering on with potholes blitz

Protest sign at a roundabout on Eastern Way in Daventry - A series of protest signs highlighting the Daventry pothole problem by the mystery campaigner.  placeholder image

Mystery pothole artist mocks council with funny road signs

The huge pothole on Trinity Close in Stratford-upon-Avon, in front of the Holy Trinity Parish Centre and opposite to the Holy Trinity Church entrance. Local resident Matt Beacham, 57, with his sausage dog Richmond (inset).placeholder image

Video shows dog going for swim in UK's oldest pothole measuring 9ft

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/ SWNSplaceholder image

"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. placeholder image

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 Malmesburyplaceholder image

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 placeholder image

How to claim pothole damages from your local council

Potholes along the seafront are so deep they could kill, warns a former motorcyclist.placeholder image

Pothole fury in Skegness continues in spite of quick fix

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

2.7 million cars forced off the road by pothole damage

The cost of road repairs is outstripping councils’ maintenance budgets (Photo: Adobe Stock)placeholder image

Roads resurfaced ‘once in 116 years’ as pothole funding gap hits £14bn

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

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Utility firms face fines for ‘plague of potholes’

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Authorities hit with £13m pothole compensation bill in last four years

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

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UK’s pothole plague drives up breakdowns by a fifth

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Potholes are 'so bad I haven't enough paint', says campaigner

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UK’s most pothole-plagued councils revealed

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Potholes and fly-tipping identified as priorities for Lincolnshire County Counci...

Coun Stephen Bunney in Church Street EMN-210321-162713001placeholder image

40 potholes in just one short stretch of Rasen road

Potholes on the road through the old Firsby aerodrome have not only been painted by 'Bugsy' Karan Chapman - she's put ducks in them.placeholder image

'Potholes are driving me quackers' - 'Bugsy' strikes again filling them with rub...

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

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

Potholes - Finishing the repair STO-180226-124121001placeholder image

Potholes are ‘cleared’ in Market Rasen

You can hear the bang as cars hit the pothole, say nearby homeowners.placeholder image

Potholes still driving residents mad in spite of lockdown

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County gets £14m cash to help with pothole repairs and road safety

At last! Potholes on Mareham Lane in Sleaford have finally been filled in by council highways engineers after months of complaints. EMN-180806-134448001placeholder image

Potholes filled in on Sleaford town centre street after months of complaints

Potholes on Ranyards Lane, approaching Asterby and Goulceby. EMN-180528-102321001placeholder image

Potholes - They are causing problems

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Potholes - Short term fix not cost effective

Council addressing pothole issueplaceholder image

More than 1,000 potholes repaired

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Gritting and road repair crews doubled

The pitted surface on Mareham Lane, near Aldi in Sleaford has frustrated Coun Adrian Snookes. EMN-180902-180424001placeholder image

County says £1.7m extra funding will still only go so far as locals rage at del...

Roadworks take place on the A1084 this weekplaceholder image

Repair plan for Brigg road

Some of the potholes in Newmarket, Louth.placeholder image

VIDEO UPDATE: Mystery artist highlights potholes in Louth with penis paintings

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Looking into the problem of potholes in Doncaster

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Worksop: Potholes on Kingston Road and Valley Road are a mystery

Andrew Percy MP and Councillor Liz Redfern in Epworth.placeholder image