Potholes and Section 56 of 1980 Highways Act

Apr 04, 2026 Last reply: 3 months ago 3 Replies

This recent local BBC story has most of the relevant information:



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"Driver fed up with potholes takes route to court"



Given the current thread in this group on potholes, I wondered if anyone had tried taking this action, which on the face of it seems simple and cheap? And possibly even effective.



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More detail here..

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As far as I can see, this is England and Wales only. I can find nothing in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984.

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