{"id":242496,"date":"2023-10-19T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=242496"},"modified":"2023-10-19T23:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T23:50:16","slug":"potholes-fuel-prices-other-people-heres-what-makes-uk-motorists-see-red-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/potholes-fuel-prices-other-people-heres-what-makes-uk-motorists-see-red-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Potholes? Fuel prices? Other people? Here's what makes UK motorists see red on the road"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disintegrating local roads beat the high cost of fuel to top the list of concerns for UK drivers<\/h2>\n


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Dissatisfaction with the state of neighbourhood roads has reached record levels in the UK, with 49 per cent of drivers naming it as one of their top motoring-related concerns of 2023.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the finding of the latest RAC Report on Motoring, which says frustration over the lack of road maintenance and the poor condition of pothole-infested tarmac has reached the highest level ever recorded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That makes road conditions the leading concern for motorists by some margin this year, with seven per cent fewer drivers – 42 per cent – naming sky-high petrol and diesel costs as the second most common concern in this year\u2019s survey. Anxiety about petrol and diesel prices\u00a0 topped the survey last year, when the fuel crisis was in full swing, but the RAC poll took place in March when prices had fallen back before rising again this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n