Fix our funds to fix our roads

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Engagement has concluded

Thank you for your contributions to our Fix our Funds to Fix our Roads campaign.

This particular campaign has ended, but you can access the Fairer Funding campaign page, which includes a letter to your MP template, here or via 'important links'.

This is what we asked you. The report has been used to inform future planning and can be made available on request via engagement@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Council agreed again to fill the pothole in our 2023/24 highways funding from Government. An extra £7m of Lincolnshire’s cash is going into our roads.

Your County Views survey responses, FixMyStreet reports, and this

Thank you for your contributions to our Fix our Funds to Fix our Roads campaign.

This particular campaign has ended, but you can access the Fairer Funding campaign page, which includes a letter to your MP template, here or via 'important links'.

This is what we asked you. The report has been used to inform future planning and can be made available on request via engagement@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Council agreed again to fill the pothole in our 2023/24 highways funding from Government. An extra £7m of Lincolnshire’s cash is going into our roads.

Your County Views survey responses, FixMyStreet reports, and this campaign is strengthening the case for fairer funding in Lincolnshire.

If you or local businesses have been affected by poor road conditions, tell us. By talking about the impact the lost funding has on you, we can campaign Government together.

We expect there to be further funding cuts in the years ahead so please join our fight for crucial cash by sharing your stories below.

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    Tyre Tax

    by DonWard, about 3 years ago
    With the reduced road tax collected due to Lower or NO TAX Vehicles the money allocated to repairs is reduced. I suggested to the Government, some time ago, that the loss could be made up by taxing tyres. A small tax on all tyres would be a start. There are not many vehicles that use our roads that do not have tyres, even bikes. It is tyres that produce most damage to roads, consider heavy vehicles, lorries etc. I hope that they have a better idea.
  • Share Worst in the country. on Facebook Share Worst in the country. on Twitter Share Worst in the country. on Linkedin Email Worst in the country. link

    Worst in the country.

    by Mr. H. , about 3 years ago
    Lincolnshire roads are by far the worst I’ve experienced driving all over the UK. The B6403/High Dyke road between Kesteven Rugby Club and the A1 is nothing short of dangerous when visibility is reduced if dark/raining. Repeated very large potholes have damaged my car in the last year to the tune of three tyres, an alloy wheel repair, and other associated repair costs. This is not a new problem, but something Lincolnshire County Council are simply failing to rectify. I simply cannot accept the issue is a lack of funding, more a poor allocation of funding. I’d like to know... Continue reading
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    State of the roads

    by PerkyPenguin, about 3 years ago
    In the long distant past we paid for a windscreen tax disc which went into a ring-fenced fund for the maintenance of our roads. In 1935 that link was broken and our money now goes into government central funds and is used for anything that suits them and very little for our roads. Please report ALL faults to your local council as any damage caused by an unrectified fault has to be paid for by the relevant council.
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    Potholes

    by Susies01, about 3 years ago
    The road into Grantham from the A1 is disgraceful the amount of very deep holes on spittlegate level near the new roundabout and new road is beyond belief. All the money being spent on the new road and the Council can’t even fill in the holes on the roads that are already there and are used by hundreds of cars every day -a very busy road main road into Grantham. It’s a joke! The holes have yellow paint around them so the council is aware and they have had paint round them for the last 2 months and certainly before... Continue reading
  • Share Not so much the roads as the footpaths on Facebook Share Not so much the roads as the footpaths on Twitter Share Not so much the roads as the footpaths on Linkedin Email Not so much the roads as the footpaths link

    Not so much the roads as the footpaths

    by Chris Farmery, about 3 years ago
    The state of footpaths for disabled wheelchair/scooter uses is diabolical. It's almost impossible to smoothly join a new piece of footpath when crossing junctions. Further the studded portions (I believe are for the blind) encroach to far on the rest of the path, shaking scooters to pieces.
  • Share Road closed for scheduled work but nothing has been done! on Facebook Share Road closed for scheduled work but nothing has been done! on Twitter Share Road closed for scheduled work but nothing has been done! on Linkedin Email Road closed for scheduled work but nothing has been done! link

    Road closed for scheduled work but nothing has been done!

    by RMJ75, about 3 years ago
    Steeping Road at Thorpe Fendykes has been a drivers hazard for quite a few years now. The odd shovel full of tarmac has been dropped in some of the potholes at various points in time, but they are now as bad as ever, and the general road surface has deteriorated so badly that it's only fit for 4x4's and farm vehicles.


    I damaged my car wheel there and reported it to the council 4 years ago, but nothing was done.

    More recently, I filed another complaint. I noticed that several other people had reported the stretch of road too.

    Not... Continue reading

  • Share 1x Front Beam 2x Damaged Tires, 2x Damaged Wheels. on 3x Vehicles in the last year on Facebook Share 1x Front Beam 2x Damaged Tires, 2x Damaged Wheels. on 3x Vehicles in the last year on Twitter Share 1x Front Beam 2x Damaged Tires, 2x Damaged Wheels. on 3x Vehicles in the last year on Linkedin Email 1x Front Beam 2x Damaged Tires, 2x Damaged Wheels. on 3x Vehicles in the last year link

    1x Front Beam 2x Damaged Tires, 2x Damaged Wheels. on 3x Vehicles in the last year

    by Stu Arms, over 3 years ago
    This is getting ridiculous as we will be claiming against the county council for the damages caused due to hitting potholes not once but


    three times...


    FIRST TIME, new front beam on our classic car, which was in the £1000's just for the replacement and the rework, £300+ for towing home and towing to garage.

    SECOND TIME we paid for the repair ourselves which included the wheel and tire for our Clio which cost us over £300.


    THIRD TIME But this time my son's car hits a pothole near between Ancaster and Cranwell and needs a replacement tire... Continue reading
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    Beckingham

    by Angela , over 3 years ago
    Mud on the A17 on the slip road in to Beckingham is a hazard especially in wet conditions..coming from land with no planning permission to build and enter A17 from a dangerous angle..
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    Cobbling Stamford

    by GARY, over 3 years ago
    Why is it that LCC can waste 1.4 million pounds which has been put aside for re-cobbling one Road in Stamford when the mayor for Stamford has clearly pointed out on East midland news that tarmacing the Road would be cheaper and some money could go to potholes.
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    Forgotten village's a disgrace.

    by Dave legsby, over 3 years ago

    Iam just reading the latest news about road funding lighting, repairs ie potholes ,verges ect. Which my self as a taxpayer would like to add my thoughts and see if any were else in the area are suffering like ourselves.

    1 Legsby Village LN83QW

    2,,Roads and pot holes total disgrace accidents waiting to happen,

    Speeding through village well in excess of 30mph no one cares it ends up like a race track and at night it's lethal as most places have street lights we have none so pot holes road markings can't be seen.other villages in west lindsey pay less... Continue reading