Bloody potholes

Post by **simonc** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:03 pm

I am sick and bloody tired of driving on West Yorkshire roads living in fear of that sickening 'kerunch' as I run over yet another pothole or deep trench. I obviously don't know what you guys are experiencing but it strikes me that roads are getting worse and the local council or highways agency don't do a damn thing about them. I'm fed up of swerving like a slalom skier and constantly looking over my bonnet to see where the next sink hole has opened up.
Are you guys seeing the same thing in your area, or is it just the skinflints in Yorkshire that don't give a toss about our roads?

Scott560 · Post by **Scott560** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:43 pm

Fairly bad in places in Oxfordshire. Was told at work it's my electric e, a heavy electric car which is destroying the road whilst paying no road tax. Weighs less than the idiots Renault Laguna. Flashed my tax reminder at him for the prelude, over 300quid whilst doing bugger all miles.

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:29 pm

No different in north west mate alot of roads look like the moon lol

Post by **simonc** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:03 pm

Yes, a moonscape is a good analogy. Even on the road where I live, which is not what anyone would call a 'through road' or a 'rat-run road' , there have been three or four holes in the past few months. I don't know who fills them, or when they do it, but it seems as though they're just stuffed with Tarmac (probably some left-overs they have lying around) and a few weeks later, the stuffing has come out and the hole is back even worse than it was when it first appeared. Apologies for the moaning but it just seems like the roads are getting more and more third-world by the month.

Rant over.

Andyjess666 · Post by **Andyjess666** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:39 pm

Whole country is turning into third world state ,I used to live in Halifax up in illlingworth the roads round there weren't to bad then .

Hagland-BB4 · Post by **Hagland-BB4** » Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:36 pm

Was just doing this today in Brighton. Defiantly getting worse and I'm getting fed up too.
Getting to the point where it is not nice to drive. Even worse on my motorcycles.

Stevee99 · Post by **Stevee99** » Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:54 pm

Only a year late but the roads are jobby in Edinburgh too. If I had a Fiat 500 I'd be under the ground, at least the Prelude has some strength but I'm just glad I hardly ever drive the thing!

Post by **Merlin** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 9:58 am

Yeah same here. At least with the Lude I have some sidewall to help out, my Tesla has 235/35/20's and I have buckled every alloy from pot holes.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 3:16 pm

I'm genuinely contemplating putting the stock alloys back on the lude these days, function over form FTW!

toadster · Post by **toadster** » Fri Feb 07, 2025 3:58 pm

Lo

Pretty bad in Norfolk too

Saw one the other day that had opened up it was really deep

Saw a motorcycle following a few cars behind and just hoped they spotted it

Would definitely take them off if they hit it

Cheers

Toadster