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England’s roads are a ‘national embarrassment’, MPs say

It comes as the cost of fixing vehicles damaged by potholes reaches a record high

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Drivers being put at risk by ‘highways riddled with potholes’

Potholes are damaging cars and costing drivers a fortune with the problem getting worse

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Drivers face £500 million bills over 'national embarrassment' potholes

Local road conditions in England have been branded “a national embarrassment” by the head of a House of Commons committee.
Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), warned that road users are being put at risk from “highways riddled with potholes.”
A damning report by the committee found the Department for Transport (DfT) “has not taken responsibility” for its role in how roads have deteriorated.…

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Local Roads Are ‘Riddled With Potholes,’ Says Commons Committee Chairman

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The state of English roads is a "national embarrassment," with drivers being put in danger by the sheer number of potholes, according to the head of a parliamentary committee.

England's roads are 'a national embarrassment', MPs say, with over a million potholes putting drivers at risk

Local road conditions in England have been branded “a national embarrassment” by the head of a House of Commons committee. Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), warned that road users are being put at risk from “highways riddled with potholes”. A damning report by the committee found the Department for Transport (DfT) “has not taken responsibility” for its role in how roads have deteriorated.…

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Local road conditions in England are worsening but the DfT has shown ‘too little interest’ in what difference its funding has made. Local road conditions in England have been branded “a national embarrassment” by the head of a House of Commons committee. Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who chairs the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), warned that road users are being put at risk from “highways riddled with potholes”. A damning report b…

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Commons committee chairman says local roads are ‘riddled with potholes’

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AA comment: Local roads branded “national embarrassment” as Govt urged to tackle £15bn repair backlog

Local roads comprise 98% of England's total network, and many are in a terrible state
Department for Transport is failing to take the problem 'sufficiently seriously', according to new report by MPs
The Department for Transport (DfT) is failing in its responsibility to care for local roads such that their condition is now a “national embarrassment”. That's according to a damning new report published by the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Commi…

England’s roads are a ‘national embarrassment’, MPs say

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