Pothole warning
The AA has warned motorists to be on the lookout for potholes after the ice has created even more damage on UK roads.
The body has urged drivers to keep an eye on their tyres and steering when out and about in their vehicles to avoid impairment and personal injury, after a surge in accident claims.
The organisation stated that last month the increase in VAT profits from petrol could be used to repair all the potholes in the UK within 100 days, thus reduce car accidents. It claimed that the extra 1.8p in VAT per litre would see Britain’s roads smoothed over in three or four months.
Director Simon Douglas said: “We’re seeing a fourfold increase in the number of claims for pothole damage compared with the same period last year.”
He furthered: “The pothole season is with us early this year. It would take a quarry-like pothole to cause the sort of damage that would justify an insurance claim, but there are certainly some ‘A-list’ holes out there.
“But more commonly, our customers have either tried to avoid a pothole and hit something else, such as a kerb, or hitting a hole has caused them to momentarily lose control and hit another vehicle or object.”
Updated on 08/02/2010