Belgium has the worst in North West Europe that I've seen... overall ours ain't that bad despite the constant moans about them... in fact pavements are far worse in this country than the roads...

Hello Andy,what are these auto bahns like these days?Last time i got a lift into germany over fourty years ago everbody put their foot down i got a lift in a borgward nice car.Driving in france this year toll roads are very good but you pay.We drove also on n and d roads very similair than the uk roads.Holland is a small country and they can afford the money to pay for decent roads,I believe the port of Rotterdam pay a lot towards the infrastructure.I suppose it all comes down to money our banking friends need feeding in the city :)

They have had a massive rebuilding program of all autobahns,here in the east they are all new and in the derestriced parts they are like race tracks 200kph and above is the norm for the outside lane.What I do like is the quality of the services and all the parking areas the UK services are just expensive Mcdonalds and Burger King.

My uncle had an Isabella and his wife an Issetta that was many years ago.

I am still dodging potholes, sunken manhole covers and grates, large splits in the road surfaces etc.here in my neck of the woods(rural Oxfordshire). On my commute to work there are some that are still awaiting repair from when I reported them at Christmas.,and there are a few where the white markings around them have been worn off and had to be re-done. Although they are rural A-roads they are carrying a large amount of commuter traffic. Yet if you travel into the main towns(Oxford,Banbury, Bicester etc.) the roads appear to be fine.

The roads West Yorkshire and particularly in Huddersfield have been bad for as long as I remember (I've driven here since 1961) but to be fair, there are specific reasons why:

1) Lots of heavy traffic across the Pennines used to use A roads through the town and now runs to and from M62 and M1/A1

2) Water mains from the upland reservoirs feed other towns in West Yorkshire, these are old Victorian mains which are dug up and replaced piecemeal, leaving filled trenches which break up at the edges.

3) Similar issues with gas, electricity and sewage under main roads.

4) Lots of salt in winter (necessary because most roads have frequent gradients) which depresses the temperature as it melts the ice so causes cracking.

Compare these problems with the mostly flat , rural areas like East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and East Anglia and it is no surprise their roads are generally better.