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Essex,10 Jun 2026,4 mins

What can 'Peter the pothole' tell us about state of UK roads?

Need To Know Essex

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Measuring 60cm (24in) wide and 10cm (4in) deep, how long would it take for a pothole on a road in Colchester to be noticed, reported and fixed? And what could one pothole tell us about the state of the UK's roads? To find out, Laurence Cawley spent a year investigating and tracking 'Peter the Pothole'... Picture credit: Laurence Cawley/BBC.

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