Five-point plan for pothole repairs - we hear from a Northants campaigner
The plan calls on permanent pothole repairs to be made on our roads
Today the Pothole Partnership, formed by the AA, the National Motorcyclists Council, Cycling UK and JCB, has launched a five-point plan calling on local authorities, the government and road repair contractors to put in permanent rather than temporary pothole repairs.
The Partnership also wants more clarity on the government's ÂŁ8.3 billion investment scheme in repairing local roads, and more transparency on how local authorities will spend this funding.
In November, transport secretary Mark Harper said "people will see improvement straight away" once councils start to receive the money from the ÂŁ8.3bn investment.
"That money is enough to resurface over 5,000 miles of roads, so people will see a step change in the quality of local roads," he said at the time.
But Mr Harper said it was up to local authorities on how they spend maintenance funding, such as not just focussing on fixing potholes.
Mark Morrell of Northamptonshire became known as 'Mr Pothole', after successfully challenging authorities around the country over issues surrounding road repairs.
He questions how much of a difference the government's proposed spending will actually make:
"ÂŁ8.3bn is a lot of money, but it's being spent over 11 years.
"It's enough to resurface 5,000 miles of road, the Government say.
"But that's 2% of the total roads in the UK."