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Pothole peril 😱😱😱

Reported via desktop in the Pothole category anonymously at 15:20, Thursday 29 January 2026

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 1 minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8796082.

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This is a perilous long stretch with several big potholes in a row. One after another, they present real risk to cars, vans and motorcycles. A big risk of damage to tyres, wheels, and even to people. They are part of a long stretch of approx 100 metres which has never been properly repaired in at least 15 years. The photos, which I have marked up with red circles (hardly necessary because the potholes are so large!) are at OX5 3AA, just a few metres south of the small turn off to the “Failed Road”.

A few metres south of this collection of potholes is another, very large pothole, which I reported recently but remains unrepaired and getting bigger daily. It now extends across half the road! See second photo attached.

Unless the council does a PROPER repair, not just occasional patching which quickly fails, it will end up costing the council - or its insurers - far more money in compensation, damages, etc. It’s an egregious failure to repair and breach of the council’s statutory duty to repair. The holes should be properly filled and the road then resurfaced for about 100m. It will be cheaper for the council in the long run, quite apart from being safer for traffic.

Council ref: ENQ261078712

Updates

  • Thank you for your enquiry. This issue has been passed onto the relevant team for investigation.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 15:20, Thursday 29 January 2026

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    Nearly big enough to move into now!

    Posted anonymously at 10:54, Saturday 4 April 2026

  • It is more than two months since I reported this hazardous series of potholes, some of which are very large. It is disgraceful that the council has failed to carry out repairs and it is undoubtedly a breach of its statutory duties. When accidents and damage happen, as they will, the liability will rest fully on the council. Its officers and elected members should be ashamed.

    Posted anonymously at 11:14, Saturday 4 April 2026

  • Thank you for your report. We have concluded our assessment and closed this report. The defects at this location have been identified as meeting our criteria for intervention, and repairs are scheduled to be carried out soon. We appreciate your vigilance and encourage you to report any future highway concerns.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 14:18, Thursday 23 April 2026

This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.