Government to spend £100m on repairing potholes

The inevitable rise in petrol costs wasn't the only announcement of interest to motorists in yesterday's Budget statement - Chancellor Alistair Darling also outlined a plan to spend £100m on repairing the UK's potholed roads.

Another £285m has been earmarked for improvements to the motorway network, and this will include allowing more drivers to use the hard shoulder at motorway exits during peak hours.

The £100m fund has been allocated as a response to the damage to roads caused by the recent cold weather.