The Mirror report:

It is no wonder motorists are being driven completely potty by the state of our roads – there is one pothole for every single mile.

It can be revealed today that there are more than 200,000 potholes on our highways.

Figures for the year to April also show that compensation claims to local authorities for cars damaged by the craters has soared 79% to 32,600.

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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.