00:00The government will certainly need to give more money in future years, but this is more
00:05money than we've seen for potholes and for roads generally. And this is the most complained
00:10about issue to the RAC. Every year we carry out research with drivers for the annual report
00:16on motoring, and this year 56% of drivers listed this as their top concern. One of the
00:23encouraging things about this funding settlement is that 25% of the funding is dependent on
00:29councils actually delivering. So those councils that do a good job and do the right form of
00:34maintenance, repair potholes permanently, and also carry out preventative maintenance
00:38will get further funding. So we think this is the right kind of move, hopefully a turning
00:44point in getting our roads brought back up to a fit-for-purpose state. Of course, more
00:50money will be needed, but this is a fantastic start. We need to see dangerous potholes filled,
00:57but importantly the message coming from government is that they want to see councils also carrying
01:03out more preventative maintenance than stop potholes appearing in the first place. Potholes
01:09cost an awful lot of money. Anything more than a puncture will cost around £500 to
01:15repair. And of course, potholes are a massive danger if you're on two wheels, a bike or
01:20a motorbike. Hitting a pothole could throw you off and lead to some horrendous injury
01:25or worse.
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