Caravan owners and motorists alike are facing up to a new type of epidemic – the pothole epidemic.
That was the warning issued by the experts at Potholes.co.uk, a website owned by Warranty Direct, which is concerned that road obstacles of this type are only worsening in the current climate.
According to research conducted by the group, the average depth of a pothole in the UK has actually worsened with indents of this type now some four inches deep.
This is notably worse than the three-inch average recorded by the group just two years ago.
Road damage of this kind poses a significant risk not only to car and caravan tyres but similarly vehicle structure integrity.
Commenting on the figures, Warranty Direct owner Duncan McClure cited an “underinvestment” in the UK road network as the chief reason behind the worsening of conditions.
“Temporary fixes have just escalated the problem over the years and our highways have now got more holes than Swiss cheese,” he said.
He called for more investment in permanent repair materials across the road network.
