AA responds to budget announcement on potholes

Responding to the Budget commitment to a £500 million uplift in funding to fix local roads in the next financial year, Edmund King, AA president, and member of the Pothole Partnership (AA, British Cycling, National Motorcyclists Council, JCB) said:

“ We welcome extra funding as potholes place real safety hazards for those of two wheels or two feet, and expensive damage for those on four wheels. As we stressed to the Chancellor and Transport Minister, we would also like to see a longer-term commitment to funding as this is important in terms of road safety, would save money for health service and repairs; but it needs to be ring-fenced with an emphasis on innovation and more permanent preventative maintenance.”