Mr Pothole has slammed the “pathetic pledge” from Labour to fix a million potholes a year, claiming that it needs more investment.
The campaigner spoke to GB News and said that the money from Labour “won’t do anything” and the issue is with the “road quality.”
The party said it would give “multi-year funding settlements to local leaders” to fix broken roads, seeking to end what it called a “sticking plaster approach” to repairs.
Mr Pothole said: “Because of decades of underinvestment, there’s a £16.3billion backlog in road maintenance in the country, and it’s costing the UK economy £14.3bn a year through badly maintained roads.”
Mr Pothole criticised the Transport Secretary’s announcement
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He criticised the Transport Secretary’s announcement, stating: “A million potholes when there’s 11.5 million potholes and defects on her road.
“I mean, she really, really needs to understand the details.”
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Mr Pothole called for a debate with the Transport Secretary, stating: “I would love to get the Secretary of State for Transport in a debate about the real state of our roads.”
He highlighted the use of technology in assessing road conditions, mentioning “a free app called stay in the app that members of public can download and use for free.
“Over 12,000 people have done so, and that’s how we get the 11.5 billion in defects on our roads.”
Morrell criticised the government’s understanding of the issue, saying: “It seems to be a disconnect between what they’re seeing and what the reality is.”
Louise Haigh pledged that Labour would spend one million on roads
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Asked whether the weight or type of cars could be having a impact, he added: “They are extra weight and they do put extra load on, but they are only going to affect the road if it’s in bad condition.
“Weather gets blamed well, but well maintained roads don’t get affected by weather.
“At the moment we’ve had so much rainfall potholes are appearing everywhere and getting worse dramatically over the last 3 or 4 days.
“The only real answer is to resurface our roads annually, like places in Japan and others.
A pothole can form from general wear and tear or when water leaks into cracks on roadPA
“It is due a long term investment, £3bn a year extra resurfacing our road network, we could break this cycle.
“In 10 years’ time, we could be saving £7bn on the economy.
“So there is an economic argument to do it, but I’m afraid that’s probably too intelligent for some of the people that seem to be in power.”