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> Not in my experience, though admittedly I live in London. Well outside of London it is generally awful. TBH London might as well be another planet when compa
by uk_programmer 7y ago
> Not in my experience, though admittedly I live in London.
Well outside of London it is generally awful. TBH London might as well be another planet when compared to the rest of the England (same goes for Manchester and Birmingham, I stay far away).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46444109 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46444109
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/britains-pothole-problem-costs-drivers-684m-in-a-year/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/britains-pothole-probl...
I currently live near Manchester and before that Hampshire. So that is two opposite ends of the country pretty much and it is the problem there. So my experience seems to reflect that of what is reported.
>I'm sure you realize that council tax is supposed to pay for a lot of things, and that council incomes are way down over the past 10 years.
So? It has been like this since the late 90s. I remember my father complaining about it since then. In anycase the roads are awful.