Coventry City Council currently spends an average of £634 to repair one pothole, nearly 9 times the national average of £72 (source: Citroen UK). This is unsustainable and unacceptable.
Neighbouring Warwickshire County Council fixes potholes for £150 each using the JCB Pothole Pro — a single-pass machine that cuts, cleans, and fills in under 10 minutes — combined with what3words for precise 3m×3m location reporting. Residents report potholes online; crews arrive within days. The system is proven, cost-effective, and already live just miles away.
We pay the same council tax but get crumbling roads, delayed repairs, and zero transparency.
We demand Coventry City Council:
1. Adopt the JCB Pothole Pro and what3words system to cut repair
costs to £150 per pothole.
2. Fix 1,000 potholes in Canley & Tile Hill in Year 1 from
petition approval, prioritising Charter Avenue and Banner Lane and
other busy roads.
3. Launch a public online portal showing exact spending on roads,
street by street, updated quarterly.
Timeline:
• Portal live within 3 months
• Pilot on Charter Ave & Banner Lane within 6 months
• 1,000 fixes within 12 months using new process
This petition runs for 8 weeks, closing 31/12/2025. 15000 local signatures to trigger a Full Council debate.
Led by Alex Clinton-Carter. Join me — stop the waste, fix our roads.
This ePetition runs from 05/11/2025 to 31/12/2025.
2 people have signed this ePetition.