Cheshire Potholes

Cheshire Potholes

editor's note:- the following impassioned plea from Jon Kay came in as a ChatBox appeal:-

If you want better roads you're going to have to complain. A lot!

Here's the link to the league table where CEC is top (ie worst) – where the following analysis can be found:-

"The analysis, based on data from FixMyStreet.com, indicates that 69 councils each have over 1,000 potholes left unrepaired, with Cheshire East Council topping the list with a staggering 17,191 open reports.

Hertfordshire County Council comes closely behind with 12,650 unresolved potholes, while Essex County Council, home to pop legend Rod Stewart, ranks third with 11,190."

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/uk-s-9-worst-towns-for-potholes-as-midlands-features-twice-in-damming-list/ar-AA1zJsng?

If you want better roads, we need EVERYONE to complain.

So, register every pothole and send a formal complaint email to CEC.

Use this link for logging a pothole:

https://fixmystreet.cheshireeast.gov.uk/

Photos definitely help as well as accurate description.

They do fix some of them, although the fix tends to only last a few days / weeks / months at best. So, you need to keep logging issues.

Submit a formal complaint about the waste of taxpayers' money due to continued botched repairs to:

Complaints Team rlluk@cheshireeast.gov.uk

and cc info@digital.cheshireeast.gov.uk

If hundreds rather than a handful complain regularly, CEC may eventually start fixing the holes properly once rather than unlimited botches.