Action scheduled
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Scheduled
State changed to: Investigation complete
Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 11:05, Monday 23 February 2026
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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
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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 8 March 2026
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This has not been resolved and is getting bigger by the day.
Posted anonymously at 12:15, Tuesday 10 March 2026
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Still not fixed and appears to be than the photo posted a few days ago, potentially wall crumbled in again?!
Posted anonymously at 08:27, Sunday 15 March 2026
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Urgent and dangerous Cars are swerving into the oncoming lane or forced to slow down and even stop on a 60mph road to avoid this hole. Is coming up to 3 months since this first appeared.
Posted anonymously at 07:53, Friday 27 March 2026
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Still not fixed, scheduled for action in Feb and yet here we are, more damaged caused and still no repair...A serious accident waiting to happen
Posted anonymously at 08:29, Friday 27 March 2026
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Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 08:31, Friday 27 March 2026
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This is going to cause a head on accident with cars forced onto the on coming lane to dodge it. There is no way to go around it in the same lane. this is not a small pothole but a failing of the entire road surface. It’s on a fast road with dips and brows so only a matter of time before someone is injured here. Please actually fix it properly too, not just sprinkle some gravel in it, for if to all come out within a week
Posted anonymously at 16:31, Sunday 29 March 2026
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This pothole is increasing daily in size, you now need to swerve to the opposite side of the road to miss it
Posted anonymously at 15:20, Friday 17 April 2026
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Still there. People are swerving to avoid it. Madness that this still hasn’t been sorted…it was reported months ago.
Posted anonymously at 16:49, Wednesday 22 April 2026
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This pothole is also now difficult to see as the light and shadows from the spring sunshine obscure it from view until the last second. The pothole is not properly marked up either given that it is apparently scheduled for action.
Posted anonymously at 16:16, Thursday 23 April 2026
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The pot hole is now half the size of the carriageway. Extremely dangerous and not marked with white paint. Please put this on your very urgent list.
Posted anonymously at 21:01, Thursday 23 April 2026
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Still there. People are swerving to avoid it. Madness that this still hasn’t been sorted…it was reported months ago.
Posted anonymously at 22:15, Saturday 25 April 2026
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This hole is still there, waiting to cause a head on collision!!
Posted anonymously at 12:46, Monday 4 May 2026
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This was actioned to be repaired on the 23rd February it is still has not had anything done to it not even the normal white lines around it. It is now 18th May!!! So when will any action be taken?
Posted anonymously at 12:38, Monday 18 May 2026
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