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According to The Electric Viking YouTube channel, in a rare admission of journalistic misstep, The Daily Mail has retracted a story falsely claiming electric vehicles (EVs) significantly contributed to increasing potholes on British roads.
Some 49 per cent of respondents to a poll said the issue was their biggest motoring concern - the highest proportion recorded by the RAC.
Harry Colledge, 84, (pictured) suffered a fatal brain injury after his front wheel lodged in the crack, described as a 6in-deep 'trench'. He would be alive had the council repaired it, a coroner has ruled.
Imagine a mischievous gang of potholes conspiring to turn the daily commute into a game of chance
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: This version of events conveniently skates over the fact that the BBC has a legal and moral obligation to be politically impartial. And for good reason.