Action scheduled
Large Pothole in middle of road heading from Winslow towards Aylesburybury on the A413, around area of double white line
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 8771327.
I was driving from Winslow towards Aylesbury on my way to the Cancer Clinic in Amersham and consequently missed an important appointment. This has caused severe emotional upset and stress. This happened on. Monday 26 January 2026 at approximately 9.45am. I was not aware that I had driven over a pothole until I felt the impact. About 1 mile further down the road I had to stop on the road as the handling of my vehicle felt weird. I checked and found that my rear offside wheel had a flat tyre. I could not drive the vehicle so called the police to make them aware that I was causing an obstruction on a major town link. A patrol car and 2 officers arrived and controlled oncoming traffic. I called my insurance company who arranged a recovery company to come and fix the tyre. They arrived at 12noon and put my spare wheel on. I was driving a 3.5ton campervan and am not equipped to change the wheel myself. I now have to replace both rear tyres on my vehicle due to the tyre that has been ruined and needing replaced will have tread deeper than the other tyre on the same axle. The tyre company has recommended two new tyres be fitted at a cost in the region of £460. I will be making a claim in due course against Bucks CC for the full amount.
Updates
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The report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection of the issue within 10 working days, emergency defects will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the defect or other suitable action. If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised to make the defect safe.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy in these cases no action will be taken.
During winter months we receive a very high number of reports regarding potholes or a poor road surface, it's easy to assume that potholes are formed due to roads being poorly maintained but that is not usually the case. There are many factors that can cause potholes, particularly during the winter months when water seeps in through cracks in the road surface, collecting underneath and when the water freezes, it expands and creates cracks in the road surface. Our priority is always the safety of road users, so in some cases during busy periods a permanent repair is not always possible immediately. However, temporary repairs are a way to ensure the area is safe until such times as we can return to make a permanent repair.
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Update
The Highways Officer has attended the site and completed an inspection based on your report.
As a result of this inspection, we plan to resolve the issue reported within 6-8 weeks.
Thank you for taking the time to let us know, your reports alongside our Highways Safety Inspections are crucial to ensuring our network is safe for all residents and visitors.
Regards
Buckinghamshire Highways
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