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| Potholes cause misery for large number of drivers | Potholes cause misery for large number of drivers |
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| A third of AA members have suffered damage to their cars from potholes over the last two years, according to a survey. | A third of AA members have suffered damage to their cars from potholes over the last two years, according to a survey. |
| A third also rated the overall surface condition of their local roads as poor, very poor or terrible in the AA/Populus survey of nearly 23,000 drivers. | A third also rated the overall surface condition of their local roads as poor, very poor or terrible in the AA/Populus survey of nearly 23,000 drivers. |
| Only 10% of those polled rated their local roads very good or excellent, with the lowest ratings going to Scotland and Yorkshire and Humberside. | Only 10% of those polled rated their local roads very good or excellent, with the lowest ratings going to Scotland and Yorkshire and Humberside. |
| Drivers in Northern Ireland, Wales and London reported roads to be in best condition, but even there, more than 50% of respondents only rated them as fair. | Drivers in Northern Ireland, Wales and London reported roads to be in best condition, but even there, more than 50% of respondents only rated them as fair. |
| When asked whether the condition of local roads was better or worse than a year ago, 50% said it was worse with 14% saying much worse. Only 9% said road conditions were better than a year ago and 40% said they were about the same. | When asked whether the condition of local roads was better or worse than a year ago, 50% said it was worse with 14% saying much worse. Only 9% said road conditions were better than a year ago and 40% said they were about the same. |
| In north-east England, 59% said conditions were worse, while those saying the roads had improved were greatest in Wales (13%) and London (12%). | In north-east England, 59% said conditions were worse, while those saying the roads had improved were greatest in Wales (13%) and London (12%). |
| AA members in Scotland were most likely to report pothole damage to their cars, with 44% saying their vehicles had suffered damage. | AA members in Scotland were most likely to report pothole damage to their cars, with 44% saying their vehicles had suffered damage. |
| Neil Greig, the director of policy and research at the Institute of Advanced Motorists, blamed the poor road conditions on tight budgets and severe weather. | Neil Greig, the director of policy and research at the Institute of Advanced Motorists, blamed the poor road conditions on tight budgets and severe weather. |
| "The make-do-and-mend approach to potholes means most patches are simply opening up again and again as the weather veers from snow and ice to rain," he said. | "The make-do-and-mend approach to potholes means most patches are simply opening up again and again as the weather veers from snow and ice to rain," he said. |
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