Tarmac driveway repairs in Fife

How much does a tarmac driveway repair cost in Fife?

Rates in Fife follow Scotland, about 2% below our UK midpoint.

Item	Guide price (inc VAT)
Pothole or small patch repair, cut out and re-laid	£150–£390 each
Crack sealing on a domestic drive	£100–£290 per job
Edge repair with new edge restraint	£290–£780 per job

Towns we cover in Fife

Postcode areas: EH, KY.

What is included?

A proper tarmac repair cuts out the damaged area in a neat square, digs out any failed stone beneath, rebuilds and compacts the base, bonds the edges and lays new hot tarmac flush with the drive.

Find the cause: water, root, soft base or missing edge
Dig out and replace failed sub-base, compact in layers
Bond coat to the cut faces and base
Hot binder and surface course laid flush and rolled
Joints sealed to stop water getting under the patch
Edge restraint replaced where the side has crumbled

Rules in Fife

Repairs, paths and edging work rarely need planning permission. In Scotland, permitted development allows a hard surface between a house and a road only if it is porous or the water drains to a porous area within the property. Unlike England there is no 5 m² allowance, so it applies to any size. Conservation areas and the grounds of listed buildings have extra restrictions. The council, as roads authority, controls any new or widened access across a footway.