It comes as the Transport Secretary said she believes motorists can spend an average of around £600 to cover the cost of pothole-related vehicle repairs.
The Prime Minister has said there needs do be “accountability” in the system of fixing potholes.
Starmer responded: “The first thing we need to do is to get a bit of accountability in to it to know which councils are doing what where.
He said Monday’s announcement would “incentivise” councils to “get on and do it”.
In addition to the pothole repair funds, local authorities in England will start to receive their share of the government’s record £1.6bn highway maintenance funding from mid-April.
Councils will have to detail how much they spend and how many potholes they have filled in reports published on their websites by 30 June.
Surrey received the equivalent of one pothole claim for every single mile of its 3,410-mile road network, while Hampshire, Essex and Hertfordshire all received a pothole claim for every two miles of their respective 5,641, 5,188 and 3,110 miles of roads. Hampshire had 2,654 vehicle damage claims made, Essex had 2,560 and Hertfordshire received 1,914 in 2023.
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The number of pothole-related breakdowns in 2024 (22,703,) was down in comparison to the previous year (29,377) but remains above 2020 levels (21,725), according to RAC analysis.
This figure is around 43 per cent more than the average cost of pothole compensation claims paid out by councils to drivers in 2023 at £260 per claim, according to Freedom of Information data.
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