Dozens of councils across the UK have neglected pothole repairs in a major blow to motorists.
Around 1.23 million potholes were filled over the 2022/23 financial year, up from the 1.21 million the year before and 1.19 million fixed between 2020 and 2021.
Some local authorities have worked wonders repairing roads with major increases seen across the nation.
However, many areas continue to let potholes go unnoticed with roads not getting the repairs that motorists are screaming out for.
Freedom of Information Act requests from the Reach Data Unit to every local authority in the country have revealed the big picture with motorists able to search for their area on our interactive map.
The findings revealed that Ealing in London was the worst for repairs in the country with pothole fixes dramatically falling.
The council fixed 6,654 potholes in 2021/22 but managed just 2,888 this year in a staggering 57 percent fall, the largest percentage drop in the UK.
Newham was next with the number of repairs falling from 416 to just 197, an eye-watering 53 percent decline.
The Wirral was third on the list with pothole repairs dropping 51 percent from 1,222 to 599.
Major cities such as Blackpool (-42 percent), Doncaster (-40 percent) and Reading (-27 percent) also had shocking records.
Liverpool (-16 percent), Leicester (-14 percent) and Sunderland (-8 percent) have also seen a drop in pothole repairs this year.
However, it wasn’t all bad news with some local authorities reporting major improvements from this time 12 months ago.
Bedford repaired just 1,955 potholes in 2021/2022 but managed to fix 4,654 last year. That’s a massive increase of 138 percent to top the leaderboard in a boost for residents.
Portsmouth saw the second-highest percentage rise, with repairs jumping from 152 to 350, a rise of 130 percent.
In Nottinghamshire, 4,483 pothole repairs last year have been bettered by 9,866 between 2022 and 2023.
West Berkshire was next with a 118 percent increase, followed by Lambeth (85 percent) and Hampshire (83 percent).
UK cities such as Sheffield (44 percent), Brighton and Hove (43 percent), Nottingham (24 percent) and Peterborough (23 percent) have all recorded improvements this year.
