Investigating
Deep pothole
Reported via desktop in the Potholes / Highway Condition category anonymously at 11:14, Thursday 8 January 2026
Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. ref: 8639773.
Pothole forming going towards the roundabout
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State changed to: Investigating
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:14, Thursday 8 January 2026
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 59 days.
Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 03:14, Friday 9 January 2026
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Friday 5PM. Driving from Tingewick to Brackley (home) hit this pothole and it holed the side of my tyre. Got home at 9:30PM. Approx. 5 mins after I stopped a car pulled up behind me, same problem, puncture front left. The hole is getting deeper.
Posted anonymously at 23:04, Saturday 10 January 2026
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My wife was caught out by this pot hole on Saturday 10th of January at about 13:30. Flat tyre and damaged wheel stopped the car with two young girls on the A43 just after the roundabout. Highway patrol come and escorted us to the nearest lay-by, recovered to a local garage approx three hours later. We went back to the scene Sunday morning at 08:30 to measure and report and it had already been repaired as seen in the images.
Posted anonymously at 22:47, Sunday 11 January 2026
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 59 days. A semi permeant repair was carried out on 10/01/26 the permanent repair will be the same p4 date of before the 10/07/26
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For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighwaysPosted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:14, Monday 12 January 2026
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We suffered a tyre blow out Saturday evening around 7.30pm due to a deep pothole approaching Barleymow Roundabout. We managed to get the car to a safe location where we could arrange for tyre to be replaced. Wheel also damaged.
Posted by Mel Philliskirk at 09:35, Monday 12 January 2026
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Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a repair to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 repair is 59 days. A semi permeant repair was carried out on 10/01/26 the permanent repair will be the same p4 date of before the 10/07/26
For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways
For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighways
For more information about our services, please visit https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ parking-roads-and-transport
You can also keep up to date on highways by following us on Facebook and Twitter @wnhighwaysPosted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:16, Monday 12 January 2026
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