Pothole

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 06:45, Thursday 5 February 2026

• The pothole caused immediate and significant damage, resulting in the sudden deflation of my tyre and damage to the wheel this evening. The impact was severe and unavoidable given the road conditions.

  I observed another vehicle already stationary ahead with hazard lights activated, which strongly suggests this defect had already caused at least one prior incident this evening.

  There was no safe location to stop on this section of road, leaving me in a vulnerable and hazardous position, particularly as I was travelling with young children in the vehicle. The situation created not only financial loss through vehicle damage, but also posed a clear and unacceptable risk to the safety of my passengers, myself and no doubt the occupants of the other stranded vehicle.

  Posted by John Gillingham at 22:21, Thursday 12 February 2026

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  Claimed our tyre yesterday evening (12th Feb). Lone female and child left feeling vulnerable - RAC rescue a shambles, gave a recovery time of between 3AM and 6AM the next day. Potholes filled with rainwater on dark nights and unlit roads are difficult to spot and dangerous. You can’t even dodge some potholes anymore, as you’re then faced with another one close by.

  Posted anonymously at 12:23, Friday 13 February 2026

• I hit this pothole 5th Feb going about 25mph, after my partner hit it the previous evening and left his car at family's house that night. (He reported the pothole after I hit it). It shredded my nearside front tyre and bent my wheel, so I had to take the day off work to get that repaired.

  I booked an early MOT (2 weeks early) so I could get the alignment done on my car today and found out the other tyre also has a gouge out of it and the rear suspension bushes on both sides of my car (front suspension) is also damaged, causing a fail on the MOT and costing me a lot in repairs.

  My garage thankfully is allowing me to create a payment plan for this repair but worth getting it checked for others who have also had this issue. What a stressful and expensive two weeks!

  Posted anonymously at 16:21, Friday 13 February 2026

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  For the record, and in case anyone else suffers the same outcomes as already reported, the pothole dimensions are: Longest: 101cm Widest: 82cm Deepest: 9cm

  Posted anonymously at 12:18, Tuesday 17 February 2026

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

  State changed to: Action scheduled

  Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 13:43, Wednesday 18 February 2026

• State changed to: Fixed

  Updated by Oxfordshire County Council at 09:38, Thursday 30 April 2026