Car park and yard tarmac repairs
Potholes in a car park are a trip and claims risk as well as an eyesore. Planned hot repairs, grouped into one visit and done before winter, cost far less than chasing cold patches every few months.
Commercial tarmac repair means cutting out potholes, trips and failed areas in a car park or yard, rebuilding the base where needed, and re-laying hot asphalt flush with sealed joints so the repair outlasts a cold patch.
What is included in a car park pothole repair?
- Walk-round survey and a marked-up repair plan
- Areas saw-cut square back to sound material
- Failed base dug out and rebuilt
- Bond coat to cut faces
- Hot asphalt laid flush and rolled
- Joints sealed
- Lines reinstated over repairs
How is it built?
How much does a car park pothole repair cost?
As a 2026 guide at our UK midpoint rate, £150–£400 each ex VAT. Edging, drainage and access are itemised separately where they apply.
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| Car park or yard pothole repair | £150–£400 each (£180–£480 inc VAT) |
Rates vary by region:
| Region | Guide (ex VAT) |
|---|---|
| London | £180–£480 each |
| South East | £160–£440 each |
| East of England | £160–£420 each |
| South West | £150–£410 each |
| West Midlands | £150–£400 each |
| East Midlands | £150–£390 each |
| North West | £150–£390 each |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £140–£380 each |
| North East | £140–£370 each |
| Wales | £140–£380 each |
| Scotland | £150–£390 each |
| Northern Ireland | £130–£350 each |
Guides only. Your survey turns these into a fixed written price. Full price list · Guide price tool
When it suits
- Managing agents and landlords
- Retail, leisure and office car parks
- Industrial estates and yards
Watch out for
- Repairs only make sense where most of the surface is sound
- Small call-outs carry a minimum charge
- Lines over repaired areas need re-marking
How long does it take and how long does it last?
- On site
- Often a day for a planned batch of repairs
- Lifespan
- A proper hot repair should last as long as the surface around it
Do I need planning permission?
Householder permitted development covers houses only. Car parks, yards, flats and business premises follow normal planning rules: resurfacing an existing area on the same footprint is generally fine, while a new car park, a change of use or new drainage may need permission. Check with the planning authority before any new hard area.
What happens next?
Tell us about the job
Use the guide price tool, the form, WhatsApp or the phone. A postcode, rough size and a couple of photos are enough to start.
Survey and measure
We check the ground, levels, edges, drainage and access, and the planning and kerb position where it applies.
Written specification and price
You get an itemised quote listing every layer, the edging, drainage, waste and VAT. The price is fixed once the spec is agreed.
Build day
Dig-out and base first, then hot binder and surface course rolled in, edges finished and the site cleared. You get aftercare notes before we leave.
Car park and yard repairs: questions
How much does a car park pothole repair cost?
As a 2026 guide, about £150–£400 per pothole or small patch excluding VAT. Grouping repairs into one planned visit lowers the cost per repair.
Do you offer planned maintenance visits?
Yes. A yearly walk-round before winter catches small failures before they become potholes, and we price them as one batch.
When should we resurface instead of patching?
When patches cover a large share of the area, or new potholes keep appearing between them, resurfacing is usually better value.
Where do we offer car park pothole repair work?
Across the UK. Choose your area for local prices and towns.
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Bristol
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- County Durham
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- East Sussex
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Merseyside
- Norfolk
- North Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- South Yorkshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Tyne and Wear
- Warwickshire
- West Midlands
- West Sussex
- West Yorkshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Clwyd
- Dyfed
- Gwent
- Gwynedd
- Mid Glamorgan
- Powys
- South Glamorgan
- West Glamorgan
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Angus and Dundee
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayrshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dunbartonshire
- Edinburgh and the Lothians
- Fife
- Forth Valley
- Glasgow
- Highland and Moray
- Lanarkshire
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire and Inverclyde
- Scottish Borders
- County Antrim
- County Armagh
- County Down
- County Fermanagh
- County Londonderry
- County Tyrone
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Send a postcode and a rough size and we'll arrange a survey. Every quote lists the layers, edging, drainage and VAT.
- Surface courseDEPTH + MIX
- Binder courseDEPTH + MIX
- Sub-baseDEPTH + MATERIAL
- Edges, drainage, VATITEMISED