A survey published by the Asphalt Industry Alliance revealed that the UK is facing a “roads crisis” with around £12 billion required to get roads back to a “reasonable” condition. The ALARM survey suggested that councils are paying out in excess of £30 million each year in compensation claims pertaining to injuries suffered due to lacklustre road conditions.

Alan Mackenzie, Chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, said:

“These figures are disappointing for everyone who has worked hard together on the Highway Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) initiated by the Department for Transport. It’s thanks to HMEP that so many highways departments have successfully made the case to their councils to invest in more repairs to avoid further deterioration and costs. To see that work washed away is discouraging to say the least.

“The Government has recently made significant additional funds available to help combat the results of the relentless rainfall this winter but money spent on repairing damage never goes as far as money invested in planned, preventative maintenance.

“It costs at least 20 times more per square metre to fill a pothole than it does to resurface a road.”

Zen Law Solicitors, a Manchaster-based leader in the injury compensation sector, reacted to the news by suggesting that more must be done by councils to make roaders safer. A representative for the company said:

“The findings of this study aren’t surprising in the least. We’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of people coming to us for legal help and a fair amount of those people have been injured, many of them seriously, because of poor road conditions.

“We’ve helped lots people to win the money that they deserve after suffering a life changing injury or being forced to miss work because of an accident and the number of people coming to us with similar injuries seems to rise each year.

“Councils must do more to address this problem and fix glaring issues with British roads. The state of many roads simply isn’t acceptable when you factor in the risks that are posed.”

Zen Law Solicitors is one of the most popular lawyers for injury compensation. The company has 20 year’s legal experience and is based in Manchester, England. Over the years they’ve helped thousands of people to win compensation for road traffic accidents; accidents at work; slips, trips and falls; industrials diseases; criminal injuries and more. If you’ve been involved in a road accident that wasn’t your fault, visit their website at www.zenlaw.co.uk for a no-win-no-fee compensation solution.

For quotes contact Parvez Anwar at Zen Law Solicitors on: 0161 826 1126 or parvez.anwar@zenlaw.co.uk.