Car breakdowns due to potholes soared in July as repairs slowed during one of the wettest months on record, figures show.
The AA motoring organisation said call-outs for car damage from potholes rose by almost 20% compared with last July.
Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils were affected.
Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils were affected.
In total, the group said it had received 50,079 call-outs in July to assist vehicles stranded from an encounter with a pothole – the highest number for that month since 2018.
The AA added that so far, 2023 was the third “worst year” for pothole breakdowns. It said it had attended 362,172 incidents by the end of last month.
The problem could add more financial woes to drivers who are already suffering from record high car costs, including insurance, which is 21% higher than this time last year.
June Leatheam, 72, from Whitchurch in Hampshire, had to replace two of her tyres at a cost of £200 after driving into a pothole in July.
“When I drove along, knowing the holes are there, I was going quite tentatively. But the car just dipped and there was a bang,” she said.
Car breakdowns due to potholes soared in July as repairs slowed during one of the wettest months on record, figures show.
Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils were affected.
The AA motoring organisation said call-outs for car damage from potholes rose by almost 20% compared with last July.
In total, the group said it had received 50,079 call-outs in July to assist vehicles stranded from an encounter with a pothole – the highest number for that month since 2018.
Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils were affected.
Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils were affected.
In total, the group said it had received 50,079 call-outs in July to assist vehicles stranded from an encounter with a pothole – the highest number for that month since 2018.
The AA added that so far, 2023 was the third “worst year” for pothole breakdowns. It said it had attended 362,172 incidents by the end of last month.
The problem could add more financial woes to drivers who are already suffering from record high car costs, including insurance, which is 21% higher than this time last year.
June Leatheam, 72, from Whitchurch in Hampshire, had to replace two of her tyres at a cost of £200 after driving into a pothole in July.
“When I drove along, knowing the holes are there, I was going quite tentatively. But the car just dipped and there was a bang,” she said.
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