Chesterfield Online Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sorastro on January 11, 2026, 01:08:27 PM
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Apparently there's a new piece of kit on the Gov. site telling you how your local authority is doing regarding fixing {or not fixing} potholes.
Just had a quick look at the map and the areas are in GREEN...AMBER...or RED, no need to tell you what colour round here is.
I know two wrongs don't make a right but again we visited Huthwaite/Sutton in Ashfield a few days ago and I can honestly say their roads ARE in a worse condition than ours, so spare a thought for those poor s*ds. Local authorities still find it cheaper to pay drivers claims for damaged cars than to repair the roads, this is obviously due to drivers putting in claims managing to win!!
The government obviously don't want to spend on road maintenance that's a given, yet I heard the other day there's plans afoot to REBUILD the M1 motorway as it's no longer fit for purpose, speaking as someone who has been using motorways for well over 50 years my opinion is that the M1 has not been fit for purpose since the late 70's.
We have 2026 traffic driving about on 1960's roads..... it can't be put any clearer than that.
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Repairing potholes is a job recreation excersise...they are not done very well, so that they can be fixed again, and again. If they were repaired properly, they wouldnt have any jobs the next year
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I've seen the map and Derbyshire should be ashamed.
Strangely enough hubby and i have been out and covered half of the streets in our village today checking for Pot holes as we know the cold weather makes them worse.
Lets just say I have a busy day tomorrow sending them through!! Plus still the rest of the village to cover! :(
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The ones done on our road less tha 3 weeks ago need doing again!
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The ones done on our road less tha 3 weeks ago need doing again!
They are wasting money not saving it!
We went around half of the village yesterday it's not too bad but several need attention. If I have the time I'll do the rest today and put them all through tomorrow ready to plop into their emails Monday morning ::)