Interesting to recently see a report on the worsening state of the roads and how they can affect learner drivers. It reported that an estimated 1.5 million potholes exist on our roads, and that as a result, some driving instructors are having to change the routes that they would follow to avoid damaging the cars.

Some are even adding potholed roads to the routes so that learner drivers are able to learn how to deal with them. The AA estimated that last winter the icy spell of weather we had resulted in a 40% increase in road damage. Some incidents have included tyre blow-outs, driving instructors having to use the dual controls to avoid an accident after the pupil swerved to try and avoid a pothole and a driving instructor who after fininshing a driving lesson, got out of the car and stepped into a pothole, fell to the ground and was off work for 4 months with a broken leg.