PUDDLES TROUBLE
Daily Record|November 27, 2023
Record month with 50,000 pothole calls
NEIL LANCEFIELD
PUDDLES TROUBLE

DRIVERS are being advised to "avoid puddles" after a record month of pothole-related breakdowns.

The AA issued the guidance as it revealed it had 52,541 callouts in October.

That is the most for any October on record.

The total is a 12 percent increase compared with the same month last year and is slightly ahead of the previous October high of 52,152 set in 2017.

The AA's number of callouts for pothole-related breakdowns for the year so far stands at nearly 511,000.

This story is from the November 27, 2023 edition of Daily Record.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the November 27, 2023 edition of Daily Record.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.