One in five pothole-damaged cars must be written off

Pothole

Following a £500m pledge by the government to address the pothole issue in the UK, research from Allianz has revealed that one in five claims where a vehicle has hit a pothole leads to the vehicle being written off.

Since the start of 2023, Allianz has paid out more than £4.6m for 1266 pothole claims. 

During this time, Allianz has paid 1114 single-vehicle pothole claims with 225 vehicles being deemed beyond

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