Pressure mounts on politicians to prioritise fixing potholes

The voting public has highlighted its concern with the state of the roads, with 77 percent of British adults stating that potholes and damaged roads are a major problem in their local area.

On top of this, 52 percent of those surveyed by polling experts Ipsos Mori say they are not satisfied with the levels of road maintenance in their area.

The survey was carried out for the RAC Foundation. "This starkly underlines the huge inconvenience potholes are causing the majority of the Great British public," said company director Stephen Glaister. "It leaves would-be politicians in no doubt of where voters – no matter what their political persuasion - think the next Government's transport priorities should lie."