This petition was submitted during the 2020-2024 Conservative government
Rejected petition Make potholes Illegal and fix the UK roads.
I would like for potholes to be made illegal and each council liable for any reported potholes or road surface that is in poor condition. Make them pay fines that then would be given back into road repair schemes. Enforce councils to properly repair roads and maintain them.
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The roads around my area where I live are absolutely horrible. It includes Chesterfield, Holmewood , Tibshelf, Alfreton and many more. Mansfield is one of the worse ones! Going to my gym from Alfreton to Mansfield feels like going on a off road day trip! Without a SUV or a car with comfortable suspension the drive is really horrible. It’s not about just my comfort - One day it will cause a motorcyclist to crash and die.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you are concerned about the standard of some roads, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Local authorities have an existing legal duty to maintain the highway under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. You can report a pothole here: https://www.gov.uk/report-pothole
You may be able to claim compensation if your vehicle has been damaged by a road. You can find out more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to introduce fines for local authorities that fail to meet their obligations to maintain the highways they are responsible for, if that's what you want to happen.
We have also published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Compulsory annual safety inspections on roads throughout England: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/654090
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.