State of the nation's roads

2750 HP · 25th January 2023, 22:11

Getting worse in my opinion. Potholes everywhere and some seem like mini replicas of the Grand Canyon or East African Rift Valley. My replacement for the ZT CDTi arriveD on 07/01/23 and dispite being as careful as I can there are now small dings in the outer rim (possibly casused in the dark) already on both front alloy wheels. None when i bought the car. Tyres are low profile but even so!

I reported some potholes to the local highways depot and was told that they are aware of same but have a much reduced workforce to deal with.

daveo138 · 26th January 2023, 21:02

Around these parts, nearly every road is like the surface of the moon.

trikey · 27th January 2023, 08:58

You want to try Devon roads....

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Arctic · 27th January 2023, 09:32

Am i right in thinking that the road tax is no longer solely used for repairing our roads, but is siphoned off for other projects by the powers that be, whereas 100% should be used to do the roads and not just fill in potholes which last about a week or more

Howie666 · 27th January 2023, 11:51

Preston is home to some of the most ambitious challenging terrain for the budding off-roader. We have a wide variety of potholes, valleys, cobbles and sink holes. In fact the sink holes are endless fun because the council 'fills them in' only for the sink hole to absorb the filling and get deeper.
It is rumoured that the council has an off-book contract with the wheel, tyre and suspension companies.

torque2me · 27th January 2023, 16:53

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Originally Posted by trikey

You want to try Devon roads....

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NO, you want to try Hertfordshire roads! ;-)

in humour, Kev

torque2me · 27th January 2023, 17:04

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Am i right in thinking that the road tax is no longer solely used for repairing our roads, but is siphoned off for other projects by the powers that be, whereas 100% should be used to do the roads and not just fill in potholes which last about a week or more

You're a bit behind times on this one. Road Tax/VED has not been solely used for road maintenance ever since the beginning of the 70's to my own knowledge.
It was Harold Wilson (another Tory wrecker) who said that the law/trans party agreement would no longer be adhered to. I don't know if that was said in his first term or second but that was easily the honest beginning of the start to tax only a certain class in the population. I would not be surprised if "Road Tax" started out providing a surplus and thus it remains to-day.

About 20 - 25% of VED is allocated to the road network. There is no chance (unless the Chinese were invited to do the work) for the roads ever to be in good repair with such a low amount allocated (not to mention the high bids for work since the 60's).

Kev

mileshawk56 · 27th January 2023, 18:05

Teehee,Harold Wilson Tory wrecker, like it- he said "there will be a moratorium on road repair" I remember cos it was a big word and new to me. Chris.s

SCP440 · 27th January 2023, 21:09

The roads around Oxfordshire are truly shocking and to rub salt into the wound they are spending £thousands on new 20mph Speed limit signs on all the roads in town that none of the local residents want. I get it that speed kills but when they put a 20mph limit on a road with no pavements and no houses it makes you wonder how they are thinking.

trikey · 27th January 2023, 21:26

You can't get up to 20mph on some of the roads around here!!!

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25th January 2023, 22:11	#1
2750 HP Loves to post ZT CDTI, 190+, 260, Triumph TR4, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes E220d cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Little England Posts: 375 Thanks: 8 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts	State of the nation's roads Getting worse in my opinion. Potholes everywhere and some seem like mini replicas of the Grand Canyon or East African Rift Valley. My replacement for the ZT CDTi arriveD on 07/01/23 and dispite being as careful as I can there are now small dings in the outer rim (possibly casused in the dark) already on both front alloy wheels. None when i bought the car. Tyres are low profile but even so! I reported some potholes to the local highways depot and was told that they are aware of same but have a much reduced workforce to deal with.

27th January 2023, 08:58	#3
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27th January 2023, 09:32	#4
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27th January 2023, 11:51	#5
Howie666 I really should get out more....... MG ZT 190+, Trophy Blue Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Preston Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 1,401 Thanked 309 Times in 195 Posts	Preston is home to some of the most ambitious challenging terrain for the budding off-roader. We have a wide variety of potholes, valleys, cobbles and sink holes. In fact the sink holes are endless fun because the council 'fills them in' only for the sink hole to absorb the filling and get deeper. It is rumoured that the council has an off-book contract with the wheel, tyre and suspension companies. __________________ Commission Number 352 To do list: 1. Reversing sensors 1a. Headlights polished - DONE! (Magic Mike ) 2. Auto dip rear view mirror 3. Seats replaced - DONE! (thank you Mischief) 7. Bodywork repainted 8. Inlet manifold changed for a working one - DONE! (Magic Mike )

27th January 2023, 21:26	#10
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,773 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	You can't get up to 20mph on some of the roads around here!!! Sent from my SM-G780G using Tapatalk __________________ Lest we forget..

26th January 2023, 21:02	#2
daveo138 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Chesterfield Posts: 675 Thanks: 206 Thanked 69 Times in 53 Posts	Around these parts, nearly every road is like the surface of the moon.

27th January 2023, 18:05	#8
mileshawk56 Posted a thing or two MGZT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,281 Thanks: 1,738 Thanked 299 Times in 216 Posts	Teehee,Harold Wilson Tory wrecker, like it- he said "there will be a moratorium on road repair" I remember cos it was a big word and new to me. Chris.s

27th January 2023, 21:09	#9
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	The roads around Oxfordshire are truly shocking and to rub salt into the wound they are spending £thousands on new 20mph Speed limit signs on all the roads in town that none of the local residents want. I get it that speed kills but when they put a 20mph limit on a road with no pavements and no houses it makes you wonder how they are thinking.