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The Cambridgeshire Grumbleometer: What's Driving You Round the Bend?

Potholes, never-ending roadworks, expensive parking and local services that seem determined to test our patience. Which one gets your vote?

Graham Waite

Graham Waite

Oct 15, 2026

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Every county has its little frustrations. Cambridgeshire has some impressive contenders.

 

We've all been there. You dodge one pothole, meet a set of temporary traffic lights, eventually find somewhere to park and discover that the parking charge is competing with the price of your shopping.

 

So we thought it was time to launch the Cambridgeshire Grumbleometer.

 

Four contenders. One important question.

 

Which would you fix first?

 

The potholes: Some are beginning to look as though they deserve their own postcode.

 

The roadworks: Just when you think one set has disappeared, another pops up around the corner.

 

The parking: When leaving the car somewhere for an hour costs almost as much as the reason you went out.

 

The local services: The ones that seem to get harder to contact just when you need them most.

 

Or perhaps your biggest frustration hasn't made our shortlist.

Tell us your number-one Cambridgeshire grumble. And if you've got a sensible solution, we'd love to hear that too.

 

We'll revisit the Grumbleometer to see which frustrations are attracting the most attention.

 

Because sometime a good local grumble deserves a proper airing.

 

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