A despairing Dalbeattie driver is considering legal action against the council after an alloy wheel on his BMW was wrecked by a pothole.
Publican Drew Geddes, who runs the Maxwell Arms in the town, suffered damage to his car in two incidents and has been left frustrated by the local authority’s response.
He said: “The first time was in January and I was on the Dalbeattie to Dumfries road near Kirkgunzeon on the A711 when I hit this huge pothole and cracked the alloy.