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Pothole half the width of the road

Reported via mobile in the Pothole category anonymously at 07:43, Saturday 3 January 2026

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

A pothole has been in location for over 12 months continuing to erode. With recent colds weather it is now half the width of the road and constantly filled with water making it easy for motorists to confuse with simple surface water if unfamiliar with the road. It is now a hazard and requires urgent attention.

Council ref: ENQ261070827

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 07:43, Saturday 3 January 2026

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    Photo of pothole added

    Posted anonymously at 14:43, Saturday 3 January 2026

  • Many roads in area have surface water obscuring possible potholes. This one that I hit today should be coned off, it is dangerous. In the conditions I was driving cauciously, hit the pothole, damaged both nearside rims with the tyres total writeoffs.

    Posted anonymously at 14:59, Thursday 15 January 2026

  • Hit this and popped a tyre on 13/01/26. Pothole was completely obscured by water. I had moved closer to the centre of the road in an attempt not to go far into the obscuring puddle, but still was caught by this pothole.

    Posted anonymously at 18:46, Thursday 15 January 2026

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    The long pothole ends with a vertical face (by the stick) at 90 degrees to the carriageway, at a depth of 125mm, hence the damage to the tyres. Unable to upload a video showing the layout and depth. This dangerous pothole, I am told avoidable in the dry (when it can be seen) but in the wet just looks like one of many puddles encroaching on the carriageway. From your website where it was reported on the 3rd January, the only action recorded was " passed onto the relevant team for investigation"! The state of this road generally, and in particular the accident site, is very poor due to the use by numerous heavy lorries using, and damaging it, feeding the adjacent digester site.

    Posted anonymously at 20:06, Sunday 18 January 2026

  • No way of "talking" to the highway inspectors direct . The emergency phone number has been discontinued. Directed to the main OCC phone number. Finally got to speak with Highways Customer Services. This site has not yet been visited, the operative has raised this as a very dangerous pothole. At least it should (still flooded) be marked with cones. Six tyres now written off, hopefully no more.

    Posted anonymously at 10:42, Friday 23 January 2026

  • Thank you for your enquiry. We have investigated your report and it has been actioned to be fixed.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:34, Wednesday 4 February 2026

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