"The government committed 7.3bn in November's Budget to fix roads over the next four years. The DFT rated 154 local highway authorities as red, amber or green based on road conditions and how well they were using government funds. The vast majority were rated as amber, meaning they were patching up roads and had preventative measures in place but there was still room for improvement."
"Derbyshire - once rated the "pothole capital of the UK" - scored the lowest for road maintenance. In December, the RAC found that Derbyshire had received the biggest increase in claims for compensation for potholes between 2021 and 2024. The council's cabinet member for potholes, highways and transport, Charlotte Hill, said claims had fallen by 72% since May 2025. Councils rated red will receive extra support, including an additional 300,000 each, to help them improve."
"The government said that future funding would be "linked to performance" to encourage councils to use "taxpayer money efficiently to repair and maintain their roads before potholes form". The UK is thought to have more than one million potholes, leading to 25,758 incidents in 2025, according to the RAC. The RAC says damaged roads lead to dozens of serious injuri"
A new Department for Transport mapping tool gives local highway authorities red, amber or green ratings based on road condition and use of government funding. Thirteen councils, including Cumberland, Bolton, Kensington and Chelsea, Bedford, West Northamptonshire, North Lincolnshire and Derbyshire, received red ratings, while Essex, Wiltshire, Coventry, Leeds and Darlington were rated green. The government committed 7.3bn in November's Budget to fix roads over the next four years and rated 154 authorities. Most authorities were amber, indicating patching and some preventative measures but room for improvement. Derbyshire scored lowest; claims rose sharply between 2021 and 2024 but fell 72% since May 2025. Red councils receive an extra 300,000 each and future funding will be linked to performance. The UK is thought to have over one million potholes and thousands of related incidents in 2025.
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