Date: 18 January 2021 Â Â |Â Â Author: Sean Keywood Lower traffic levels did not lead to an improvement in the condition of UK roads at the end of 2020, according to RAC statistics. The organisation says that 0.9% of its breakdown patrol calls during the final three-months of the year were to pothole-related issues. Although this was down on the previous quarter, it was identical to the same period in 2019, and slightly higher than in 2018. According to the RAC, this is a matter of concern, since the lower traffic levels brought about by the coronavirus pandemic should have meant less damage being caused to road surfaces.