howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#41
That idea has been mooted many times over the years Darren but would be termed illegal as money raised with such a levy has to go to central government where it just disappears into a big pot. KCC were lobbying government over the newish charge on trucks entering the country, wanting it spent on the roads in Kent that suffer the effects, doubt if they will get anywhere though.
Guest 977- Registered: 27 Jun 2013
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#42
I've been told by a KCC councillor that the material used for pothole repairs has been changed recently, and is causing problems that didn't happen with the old mix.
Guest 1348- Registered: 20 Sep 2014
- Posts: 276
#43
I know about the black hole of Westminster. but not illegal if in effect a toll road as in theory that is what car tax is a sort of toll for people to drive their vehicles on the road
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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#44
I noticed this morning that most of those on the A2 between the Shepherdswell and Barham turnings have been patched but those on the approach to the Whitfield roundabout still need attention.
Lew Finnis
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#45
Nearly £1.5m to be spent repairing 27792 pot holes in Kent. I would have thought that there were that many in the Dover area alone.
https://public.tableau.com/profile/daniel.wainwright4535#!/vizhome/Potholes_4/Dashboard1Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#46
I see that the potholes at the bottom of Queen Street have been filled. Yippee!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#47
That money won't go far over the roads of a big county like Kent. Took these earlier outside the front.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#48
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#49
Senseless morons and near a school.I hope the Buckland Councillors get it removed.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#50
I know our council is bad Sue but senseless morons is a bit strong
Arte et Marte
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#51
Tongue in cheek is it Reg.I meant the spray paint moron.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#52
Arte et Marte
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#53
When councils ignore their responsibilities they can reasonably expect to be lampooned.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#54
If the pot holes get repaired the spray painter will have achieved what repeated requests from others have failed to do.
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#55
I don't agree there are better ways of dealing with problems Why make Dover even more tacky.I was one of those Mothers who did not allow her children to draw hopscotch on the pavement.If someone does graphite on walls we soon cry out vandals.
On a lighter note why a males body parts ?Perhapsit was a selfie.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#56
This was filled in less than a year ago, I do wonder at the quality of materials used.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#57
Even worse in Blackburn Lancashire?
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
- Posts: 1,948
#58
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:This was filled in less than a year ago, I do wonder at the quality of materials used.
The yellow lines are still hanging on Howard, perhaps they should have filled it with the lining paint!
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Do nothing and nothing happens.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,829
#59
Nice to see the road leading to Stembrook car park being resurfaced today.Was some seriously big pot holes round there.Caught one there in the car a few weeks ago and it almost stopped me dead,luckily no damage done that time.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#60
£.420,000 000 made available to local authorities immediately to deal with potholes, sounds good but over the entire country we will have to wait and see how it works out.
