The best Cold asphalt packs, compared.
Top pick: Greenpatch cold lay macadam, 23 kg Best value: EZ Street asphalt, 20 kg bucket – About £27.99 for a 20 kg tub whose weight lines agree, with written reviews, which the cheaper one-review listing does not have. Updated October 2026.
On a private drive, path or yard, one hole in sound tarmac is the job. Widespread cracking or a soft base is a resurface, not another bag. On a public highway, section 41 of the Act 1980 puts maintenance on the highway authority, so report the defect rather than dig the road. A 20–25 kg bag does not include a tamper, and compaction is the step reviewers insist on. Wet or dry, a range and a freezing claim are different sentences. The checks before you buy are in the [cold asphalt buying guide](/hub/flooring/cold-asphalt/sub/cold-asphalt-buying-guide). Bagged cold lay is the DIY default: break it up, place it, compact it. A tub is the same material with a storage claim. A kit adds a hand tamper and sometimes gloves. Cold asphalt, sold as cold lay, cold-lay macadam or bagged pothole repair, is a bitumen and stone mix you place without a hot-mix plant.
On a private drive, path or yard, one hole in sound tarmac is the job. Widespread cracking or a soft base is a resurface, not another bag.
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Can you compact the patch yourself?
GravaHaus Greenpatch is about £16.99, with a 23 kg title and an item weight of 23 kg, while the unit count prints 1.0 gram. The star line is 5.0 from 1 review, and the file has no review text, so there is no account of a hole filled, a drive used or a freeze. Bullets say it is HAPAS approved and compliant with PD 6691 and SROH, and this file has no certificate number. They also say you need no primer, mixing or heating, and that the repair is immediately trafficable in wet, cold and freezing conditions. The form field says paste, and the material field prints the part number 323930602. The shelf price is the lowest in this set, and that price is not a repair anyone has described here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing shelf prices and you can check the 23 kg pack and the HAPAS line outside this file.
Less suitable: You want written reviews of a finished patch, or a unit count that matches the 23 kg title.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say it is HAPAS approved?
Yes. A bullet says HAPAS approved and compliant with PD 6691 and SROH. The listing file does not include a certificate number.
Do you need a primer?
The bullet says no primers, mixing or heating. That is a listing claim, not a measured test.
How many written reviews are in the listing file?
None. The star line is 5.0 from 1 review, and the file has no review text.
The one-bag EZ Street kit is about £54.99 and is titled as one 22 kg bag, a 10 lb hand tamper and PU gloves. The item weight prints 29.9 kg, and Specification met says Partially Met. The 4.9 from 12 reviews is the same text block as the five-bag listing, so the two ASINs are one sample. Those reviews describe a first repair at a drive entrance with the tamper, a private-road hole that held for a couple of months, and a frost-damaged path finished with tarmac paint. A hole about 10 inches deep took two bags, so the single bag in the title is not that hole. One reviewer called it worth the price next to cheaper fillers, and another waited longer than the instant claim before it dried solid. Gravel is asked on the listing and not answered, and the model number AAA001/FAC001 does not match the part number AAA001/FAC003.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one bag plus a hand tamper for a shallow drive or path hole, and you have read that the 12 reviews are shared.
Less suitable: You have a hole around 10 inches deep, you need a yes on gravel, or you need the item weight to match 22 kg.
Specifications
Common questions
What is in the box?
The bullets list one 22 kg bag of EZ Street asphalt, a 10 lb hand tamper and PU gloves. The item weight line says 29.9 kg.
Is this a different product from the five-bag kit?
The model number and part number match B0DYY1PCXJ. The title quantity is one bag rather than five, and the price is about £54.99 rather than about £179.99.
Does the listing confirm gravel?
A listing question asks about gravel. The bullets do not say yes or no.
The EZ Street kit at about £179.99 is titled as five 22 kg bags, a 10 lb hand tamper and PU gloves. The item weight prints 29.9 kg and the dimensions are 53.3 × 43.2 × 10.2 cm, the size of one flat pack, so the five-bag title and the weight line do not describe the same parcel. The star line is 4.9 from 12 reviews, and those texts are the same block as the one-bag kit. In that block a first-time user filled a drive entrance with the tamper, a private-road pothole held for a couple of months, and a frost-damaged tarmac path was painted afterwards. One reviewer said a deep hole took two bags, and another said it took a while to dry solid, against the instant traffic bullet. No review in this file describes five bags arriving. Gravel is only a listing question, and the country of origin line says United Kingdom.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have already confirmed on amazon.co.uk that this variation ships five bags, and you want the tamper named in the bullets.
Less suitable: You are paying about £179.99 on the five-bag title alone, or you need a review that describes that quantity.
Specifications
Common questions
How many bags are in this kit?
The title says five bags and the number of packs is 5. The item weight is 29.9 kg and the dimensions match a single flat pack, so the quantity line and the weight line disagree.
Are the 12 reviews only about this five-bag kit?
The same review texts are on the one-bag kit B0DYY89VTL. The star line still says 4.9 from 12.
Does the listing say it works on gravel?
Gravel appears as a listing question. The bullets do not answer it.
The EZ Street tub from Red Stag Materials is about £27.99, and the title, item weight, capacity and unit count all print 20 kg. Across 4.5 from 15 amazon.co.uk reviews, buyers call it easy to use and quick to set, with a stronger bond when loose material was cleaned out of the hole first. One review says a drive repair held through a hot summer, and another is a repeat buy for path damage after a cable dig. The same texts say the edges are hard to feather into old tarmac, the mix is sticky on your hands, and a cold tub stays stiff until it has been indoors for a day. A bullet says unused material stays fresh for 9 months in a sealable bucket, and the technical line With Lid says No. The listing claims wet or dry use and traffic after compaction, and it does not print a Celsius range. It is the best value row here: about £27.99 for a 20 kg tub whose weight lines agree, with written reviews, which the cheaper one-review listing does not have.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have one or two holes, you can clean loose material out first, and you want a tub whose 20 kg lines agree.
Less suitable: You need a neat feathered edge into old tarmac, a tamper in the box, or a printed Celsius range.
Specifications
Common questions
Can you keep leftover material?
A bullet says unused material stays fresh for 9 months in the bucket. The technical line With Lid says No.
Does this bucket include a tamper?
No. The listing is the 20 kg bucket only. Reviewers mention warming it indoors and cleaning the hole first.
Does the listing name a temperature range?
No. It says wet or dry and rain or shine. It does not print a Celsius range.
The Laeto bag at about £23.99 is titled 25 kg, and the item-weight line also says 25 kg, while the unit count prints 2,500 g. Across 4.4 from 123 amazon.co.uk reviews, buyers describe breaking the material up and filling holes in a tarmac drive, including in damp weather and on a steep driveway. Some of those reviews say the patch set hard enough to drive on, and a few report it holding on a busier area for weeks or months. A cold bag is described as stiff, dry or coarse until it is warmed indoors and broken up. The pack includes no tamper, and reviews say pouring it in without a plate, roller, hand tamper or tyre left a soft or uneven patch. Short or missed deliveries appear often enough that some buyers never laid the bag. One reviewer said a repair lasted three months, and another treated a slumped drive as a temporary patch. It is the top pick on this score because this is the only file with more than 100 reviews and a stated temperature range of -10°C to +35°C.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are filling small holes in a tarmac drive or path, you can compact the patch yourself, and you have checked the bag weight on arrival.
Less suitable: You need a tamper in the box, a unit count that matches 25 kg, or a slumped drive the reviews treat as a short-term patch.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing say you can drive on it straight away?
Yes. A bullet says you can walk or drive on the repair immediately after application. Reviews still say you need to tamp it, and one person waited 48 hours.
Is a tamper included?
No. Included components are Quick Fix Macadam only. Reviewers used a plate, a garden roller, a hand tamper or a tyre.
Is the bag 25 kg?
The title, item weight and item volume say 25 kg. The unit count line says 2500.0 gram. The listing file does not resolve that clash.
Scores use the five amazon.co.uk listings in this comparison, checked on 19 October 2026. This is not a lab test. Amazon evidence is the star rating and review count. Listing fit is a kilogram figure the title and the item weight both print, plus the weather line and any tools the listing names. Review outcome uses themes in the review texts: a hole filled, compaction, cold mix, edges and deliveries. A file with no review text scores 0 on that block. Value is the shelf price against a pack weight you can read and a review file that contains text. The two EZ Street kits share one review block, so that block is not counted twice. The weights below sum to 100.
Amazon evidence
30%Star rating and review count on amazon.co.uk. A 4.4 from 123 scores higher than a 4.9 from 12 or a 5.0 from 1. The two EZ Street kits share one review block, so that block is not counted twice. A star line with no review text stays low.
Listing fit
25%A kilogram figure that the title and the item weight both print, a weather line, and tools only when the listing names them. A unit count of 2,500 g or 1.0 gram against a 23–25 kg title loses points. A five-bag title against a 29.9 kg flat pack loses this block. A HAPAS line with no certificate number is a bullet, not a standard in this file.
Review outcome
25%Themes in the review texts: a hole that was filled, compaction, cold mix, edges and deliveries. A file with no review text scores 0. Shared kit reviews cannot score the five-bag quantity, because no text in that file describes five bags.
Value
20%Shelf price in GBP against a pack weight you can read and a review file that contains text. The lowest shelf price does not win this block when the review text is missing.
A cold-lay bag is for one hole in sound private tarmac, not for an adopted road and not for a drive that is already breaking up. Start with the place, then the edges, then whether a tamper is in the box. After that, read the weather sentence and the review count, and only then the sticker price. Weight lines that disagree make a price per kilogram unreliable. The five packs on this page are the kept amazon.co.uk listings.
Cold asphalt, sold as cold lay, cold-lay macadam or bagged pothole repair, is a bitumen and stone mix you place without a hot-mix plant. UK buyers use it on a private drive, path or yard when one hole is the problem and the surrounding tarmac is still sound. Bagged cold lay is the DIY default: break it up, place it, compact it. A tub is the same material with a storage claim. A kit adds a hand tamper and sometimes gloves. Where the hole sits comes first.
Reviews of the EZ Street bucket say the bond was stronger when loose material was cleaned out first. Dust left in the hole, and a soft base under the patch, are not a cold-lay job. One hole with firm edges is the category.
A single deep lift without a plate, roller, hand tamper or tyre left Laeto patches soft or uneven. EZ Street’s sheet uses lifts up to 50 mm and a proud finish. In the shared kit reviews, a hole about 10 inches deep took two bags.
Greenpatch’s bullets name HAPAS, PD 6691 and SROH. The file has no certificate number. A retail bullet is not a Product Acceptance Scheme certificate, and it does not make a patch on the public highway permanent.
The first question is where the hole is. A private tarmac drive, path or yard, with the surrounding surface still sound, is the job cold lay is sold for. The adopted road, the footway and a live junction are a report. In England and Wales that route is GOV.UK. Scotland uses the council route. Northern Ireland uses the Department for Infrastructure. Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 puts maintenance of a highway maintainable at public expense on the highway authority.
Pack and tools decide whether you can compact the hole. A 20–25 kg bag does not include a tamper. The Laeto bag and the EZ Street 20 kg bucket are material only. The two EZ Street kits name a 10 lb hand tamper and PU gloves. Untamped Laeto patches were described as soft or uneven. Read the weight lines before a price per kilogram. Laeto’s title and item weight say 25 kg, and the unit count prints 2,500 g. Greenpatch’s title and item weight say 23 kg, and the unit count prints 1.0 gram.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have one or two holes in a private drive or path, and the surrounding tarmac is still firm. The Laeto 25 kg bag is about £23.99 with 4.4 from 123 reviews, the deepest file here. It has no tamper, and the unit count prints 2,500 g against the 25 kg lines.
You want one or two holes filled from a pack whose title, item weight and unit count all print 20 kg. The EZ Street bucket is about £27.99 with 4.5 from 15 reviews. The lid line says No against a 9-month storage bullet, and there is no tamper.
You do not already have a way to compact the patch. The one-bag EZ Street kit is about £54.99 and the bullets name a 10 lb tamper and gloves. The item weight prints 29.9 kg, and the 12 reviews are the same texts as the five-bag kit.
The top pick is the Laeto cold lay asphalt, 25 kg, at about £23.99. It is the only file here with more than 100 reviews, 4.4 from 123, and the listing states -10°C to +35°C. The unit count still prints 2,500 g, and the bag has no tamper. The best value is the EZ Street 20 kg bucket at about £27.99, where the weight lines agree and 15 reviews contain text. The Greenpatch listing at about £16.99 does not take that place: 5.0 from one review and no written text.
EZ Street asphalt, 20 kg bucket
About £27.99 for a 20 kg tub whose weight lines agree, with written reviews, which the cheaper one-review listing does not have.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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