Motorists driven mad by potholes on the roads will welcome a £200m fighting fund to repair them due to be announced in today's Budget.
Nearly half of us have to swerve to avoid the road menace every day, according to a recent survey, and just under half of motorists reported damaging their car by hitting a pothole, the poll by market research company Consumer Intelligence found. Of those, one in five said they had incurred repair bills of more than £100.
Jeremy Hunt's pledge means around four million more holes will be filled in, according to the Daily Mail, and the money is earmarked for town halls, meaning residential streets, country lanes and smaller B and C roads will benefit. The Chancellor is expected to announce that the cash will be released to councils in England in the coming weeks.
