Pothole-related breakdowns up 4.5% in Q1 2020

There has been a 4.5 per cent increase in the number of pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter of 2020, new data reveals.
According to figures from the latest RAC Pothole Index, the organisation’s patrols assisted some 3,426 motorists who had broken down after hitting a pothole in the first three months of this year. That compares with 2,376 in January to March 2019.
It’s also in spite of the coronavirus lockdown coming into force on 23 March, so the last nine days of that m