Potholes 'will cost £12bn to fill'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The extent of the pothole crisis has been laid bare by a report showing that the "catch-up" cost of getting the local road network back into reasonable condition has soared to £12 billion.

The total is an increase on the £10.5 billion figure reported last year and remains high despite more than two million potholes being filled in in England and Wales over the last 12 months.