No More Patchwork Paving: Change the resurfacing rules for utility companies.
Amend the law to require utility companies to fully resurface, at their own cost, the entire width of the pavement/road rather than just the strip they dug up. Local authorities can be left liable for repairs or injury compensation after the post-works guarantee period has elapsed.
Signatures
362
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 362/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 362/100,000
- 02 JAN 2026Petition closedFinal total: 362 signatures
- 02 JUL 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
There is research suggesting that 31% of older adults are prevented from walking on their local streets because of uneven pavements and that 48% of older adults would walk more if pavements were better maintained.
The Government estimated in 2022 that a hole is dug every seven seconds to access the 4 million km of pipes, cables, and sewers buried underground, causing an estimated 60,000 accidents with direct and indirect costs of around £2.4 billion a year.