On National Pothole Day, the RAC has revealed its latest breakdown stats as the government reaffirms its commitment to fixing up to seven million potholes across the country this year.
In the UK, potholes seem to be a bottomless problem – so much so that in 2018 National Pothole Day (15 January) was established by Street Repairs to raise awareness around the safety risks.
Today, 2025’s National Pothole Day, British automotive services company the RAC revealed that pothole-related breakdowns jumped by a fifth (17%) in the final three months of 2024 compared with the previous quarter.
Defective road surfaces caused 4,709 drivers to contact the RAC (up 669 from the previous three months), and almost four in 10 breakdowns (39%) the RAC attended were a result of punctured tyres, predominantly due to potholes.
The RAC predicts that the number of pothole breakdowns could increase even more in 2025 following the recent severe weather conditions that swept across the UK, including ice, snow and...