Potholes in Britain: Your pictures, emails and videos
AdvertisementThe harsh weather in Britain has had a major impact on the country's roads with the AA reporting a four-fold increase in insurance claims.
Potholes on Britain's roads are an unwelcome leftover from the harsh weather that hit the country at the beginning of the year.
The Automobile Association says that repairing the roads will cost local highway authorities hundreds of millions of pounds and the longer the work is left, the worse it's likely to get.
The BBC has been asking you about the state of the roads in your neighbourhood. Follow the links below to see some of the examples sent to us.
Map of your pothole pictures and emails
More of your pictures of potholes around the UK on Flickr
Have you driven into a pothole and has it damaged your car? In what state of repair are the roads in your area?You can get in touch by following the link below.
Send us your experiences
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The pot holes shown are nothing really. I suggest the biggest one in Scotland is at the roundabout at Carmunnock Road and Draikemire Drive in Glasgow. I hit it at the last minute and my passenger bounced out of the seat. I lost 12 pounds of pressure from the tyre and now my car rattles like a bag of nails. I thought there was a slush fund kept by councils for winter projects, they were questioned about this fund before, where has it gone?
Matthew, East Kilbride
The Carmnunnock and Draikemire roundabout on Google Maps.
Travel along Whitton Dene between Isleworth and Whitton in West London, a distance of approximately 3/4 mile and you will see enough cracks and potholes especially to last you a lifetime. It is made far worse because of speed humps and to avoid the speed humps means going down a pothole in many places. I now avoid the road like the plague.
Bruce, Isleworth in West London
Damage on Whitton Dene on Google Maps.
Repairing potholes is costly but councils are fools to themselves and users. When repairs are made, a bit of tar is painted into the hole and then tarmac poured in but this is quickly broken down again by the weather and passing vehicles, leaving a slightly bigger hole each time. If a proper job were to be done then a decent section would be cut out and re-laid. Yes, more expensive to start with but cheaper and safer in the long term.
Kim Bowden, Stone - UK
I am a cyclist and to the cyclist this is clearly more dangerous. If I swerve to miss a pothole then I have to swerve into the path of a car which is potentially life threatening. Why are they not being fixed, is it more cutbacks?
I worked in Kingston in Jamaica for a short while and the potholes there made me think what a third world country this is, seems that's the way were going to...
Dave, Stockport
I'm currently learning to drive and as my test centre is in the Crawley area. It is amazing how many deep potholes there are everywhere. Small streets or major roads receive the same lack of care.
The only areas which seem to be well maintained are the bus lanes and speed control areas. Some roads need urgent repairs but nothing is done about it. My driving instructor tells me it's been bad for the last five years and just deteriorates faster than it's repaired.
Tom, Horsham
The potholes around my estate are terrible. Not so long ago a truck actually fell through the road, the kids found it highly amusing but the driver, did not. I have seen the repairmen out but their repairs lasted a week or so and now the holes are back. Considering how much I pay in road tax, they are appalling and a disgrace.
We should have the best roads in the world for the amount we're forced to cough up but we don't. Where has the money gone?
Mr R Peacock, Leeds, West Yorks
Map of your pictures and emails about potholes in Britain
Frank Wimpress sent in this photo of a pothole in the middle of a road in Hemel Hempstead which he says could be "extremely dangerous".
I cycle to work from Walworth to Finsbury Square every morning. I don't use a speed bike, but a normal 'sit up and beg?' bike.
Cycling in London has become incredibly dangerous. On my way to work alone (around 20 minutes) there are countless potholes that are dangerously deep. Cars do not always see these potholes or choose not to see them. In any case, as a cyclist I have to avoid them by going further right into the lane.
Recently I was on my way to work when a car pushed me in to a pothole of around 7 centimetres deep. My tire punctured and needed a new inner tube and outer tyre. I wonder if the council will pick up the bill for my tire. Probably not. I wonder if they will do the same for the hospital tab if the worst comes to worst.
Main question: who is responsible for the damage caused to bicycle equipment by potholes?
