An angry couple who reside just 300 yards from the town centre but roadworks have turned it into an 11-mile round trip.
Drew Pearce and Katie Wilcox say the ongoing construction job has left them "cut off" from Pocklington, East Yorkshire.
The work, off Burnby Lane, due to last two-and-a-half months, could mean forking out another £1,200 in petrol, Drew estimates.