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Expanding pothole

Reported via desktop in the Pothole category by Andy Tracy at 11:17, Tuesday 27 January 2026

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

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Historically this pothole (in the west bound lane) reappears in the near-side tyre track since the dip in the road surface is never fixed fully. Now the break-up has migrated further towards the centre of the lane and, as you can see in the photo, extends 80cms along. To make matters more difficult, in these rains the original hole is hidden by water.

Council ref: ENQ261077833

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 11:18, Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • Please investigate urgently. Lorries and buses are driving around this at high speed and there is nowhere for oncoming traffic to go. I fear an accident is waiting to happen.

    Posted anonymously at 18:32, Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • Please investigate urgently. Lorries and buses are driving around this at high speed and there is nowhere for oncoming traffic to go. I fear an accident is waiting to happen.

    Posted anonymously at 14:24, Wednesday 28 January 2026

  • This pothole is still not fixed as of last night and when filled with water and in the dark it is impossible to see. Please this does need urgent attention.

    Posted anonymously at 13:00, Saturday 31 January 2026

  • This pothole is still not fixed as of last night and when filled with water and in the dark it is impossible to see. Please this does need urgent attention.

    Posted anonymously at 01:03, Sunday 1 February 2026

  • This large dangerous pothole remains. The road is busy and I do not feel safe to park to get a photo or measure it. There are many bad potholes on the road between Stanton Harcourt and Hardwick but this is the worst one. You need to go over on to the opposite lane to miss it. It looks deep enough to be likely to damage wheels as well as puncture tyres. A cyclist would probably be thrown off their bike should they not see it, as happens when distracted by busy traffic and as is also likely when it's under a puddle. NB it is still not marked up.

    Posted anonymously at 16:02, Wednesday 4 February 2026

  • Scheduled

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:05, Monday 23 February 2026

  • This defect is scheduled for action.

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:06, Monday 23 February 2026

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    It's definitely not fixing itself.

    Posted by Andy Tracy at 12:39, Monday 2 March 2026

  • Getting larger and is definitely a serious danger to all traffic! i foresee an accident in the very near future!

    Posted anonymously at 14:35, Sunday

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    This has not been resolved and is getting bigger by the day.

    Posted anonymously at 12:15, Tuesday

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