Question follow-through · 113340
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost to drivers in rural communities in England of damage to vehicles caused by potholes.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the average cost to drivers in rural communities in England of damage to vehicles caused by potholes.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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23 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department monitors industry figures on this issue such as those provided by the RAC, who recently reported that UK drivers spent an average of £320 on repairs following pothole-related damages, with some spending more than £1,000. The Government take...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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