Agreed, this is absolutely infuriating. "yeay you reported a thing".. "ohh don't report twice in 5 minutes, this is abusing the system". It's moronic. The guidance is no more than once per minute but I still got flagged 5 minutes apart, it's utterly self defeating.

Long-term user here (10 years) and I’m seeing the same. Something has changed in the last month or 2 where Waze is being more aggressive with what they consider “excessive reporting”.
Live user reporting from the Waze community is what makes this app stand out from other GPS apps. Don’t let it get to the point where people stop contributing altogether…

I get to make 4 reports and then blocked. Still get the “we’re detecting a slowdown. Are you in traffic?” Yes. Blocked. Sort it out Waze. Turn off points after 4 reports. I don’t care. But you’re undermining the whole point of the app?

The same is going on in Melbourne, and we only need a night of heavy rain to create pot holes all over our city. We need either a Tier system so users with a certain amount of points can submit more warnings for example. Thanks, OP.

Kodi75 in Sydney the local government uses Waze to find potholes, so actually the OP was doing a great job...

I've just driven 500 miles and there were numerous broken down cars along the route. I flagged each one diligently to warn other users and was then warned that my account would be bocked for over reporting! WHAT?????? Stop blocking users for diligently doing exactly what the app is designed for

Totally agree.

It would be far better if you were proactive and report the road potholes to your local government agency.