Fuelcards.co.uk transport news: Pothole insurance claims up 600%

Insurance claims resulting from pothole vehicle damage have gone up by 600 per cent in three years, according to new figures from the AA.

Motorists, including those who shrewdly save money on their fuel by using fuelcards, made around 1,900 claims in February alone, at a cost of £2.85 million to the insurer.

The AA points out the pothole damage for which insurance claims are made is typically quite serious.

Councils across the country are seeking ways to tackle the pothole problem. For example, North Yorkshire county council has increased council tax by 8p a week to repair potholes.

Commenting on the tax, AA President Edmund King said: “Local roads are in a dreadful, dangerous state and emergency funding is desperately needed to stop the plague of potholes.

“However with the motorist already paying £46 billion per year in various motoring taxes and only a small proportion spent on the roads, it would be highway robbery to demand more money from local people.”

In other news, a German village is dealing with its pothole problems by offering sponsorship of holes for 50 Euros each.

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