A motoring expert has warned that the UK now has some of the worst quality roads in the world (Image: Getty)
A motoring expert has likened the UK road network to that of the Gobi desert as more drivers urge the Government to invest in tackling .
With the first weeks of 2025 plagued with , motorists are than before.
Douglas McWilliams, Founder of the (Cebr), highlighted that the is not much different to the dirt tracks of rural Mongolia.
He explained: “Having personally completed the ‘Peking to Paris’ car rally, my take is that our UK roads are now considerably more pothole infested than anywhere in the world, apart from the dirt tracks in the far West of China and Mongolia where we had to drive across the Gobi desert.
“We for the and road safety.”
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It is estimated that the UK road network has around 11.5 million potholes, with the number rising (Image: Getty)
According to the road tracking assessment service Stan the App, it is estimated that there are no fewer than 11.5 million potholes across the country, which are forming faster than they can be repaired.
During the Labour Government’s first budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that councils across the country would receive £1.6 billion in a bid to repair the roads – an increase of nearly 50 percent in 12 months.
However, one estimate from 2024 suggested that it would take a staggering £14.7 billion to completely rid the UK’s road network from damage.
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As a result, Howard Cox, Founder of the campaign group FairFuelUK, urged the Government to invest even more money into fixing the roads, highlighting that it would help to boost the economy in the process.
He advised: “Unless Labour wakes up to the fact that upgrading all our crater-infested roads entirely, to prevent potholes reappearing again and again, road user safety will be at risk. Relying on short-term ‘rush bodge it and scarper’ reparations is politically blinkered and risks inhibiting economic growth.
“We must rebuild our roads to last 30 years instead of using the existing short-term filling-up of potholes strategy. Properly newly surfaced roads will boost the economy, create jobs, and prevent road casualties. It’s a no-brainer and will be the cheapest option in the long term.”