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Juliette Dodd is all about the public shaming when it comes to potholes. Danny Pike caught up with her. Photo: SinkySnap An East Sussex County Council spokesperson said: “Like highways authorities up and down the country, we have seen an increase in potholes in recent years due to the more severe weather we have experienced. Despite the perception, the number of potholes reported on our roads fell in 2024 compared to 2023. Between January and November 2023, we received 31000 reports of potholes and repaired 28000 of them. While we received 18000 reports and carried out 19000 repairs in the same period in 2024. Since 2020/21 we have spent £105m on highway maintenance despite Government funding of only £60m. We have employed additional crews to deal with the increasing number of defects, and have invested an additional £22.5m in work on our road network over the past three years. Despite this extra investment, we estimate it would cost £300m to repair all the worst sections of roads in the county.”