The number of call-outs to pothole-related breakdowns during August hit a five-year high, new figures show.
The AA said the number of incidents was up 13 per cent year-on-year despite the washout summer that forced people to cancel day trips because of the weather. The breakdown service attended 145,726 breakdowns in the three months to August 31, making the summer the third worst on record for pothole-related damage.
Jack Cousens, head of roads policy at the AA, said: “During what felt like a continuous spell of rain throughout August, drivers faced the now familiar challenge of trying to spot potholes lurking beneath the rainwater.
“Their attempts to avoid damage to tyres, suspensions and steering mechanisms appear to have been in vain as we saw another
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