A fuming mum has had to pay out more than £300 after a pair of potholes caused two punctures as she drove around Glasgow.
Kavita Bhardwaj has had to get her tyres changed on two separate occasions so far this year thanks to the “craters” in the streets.
One of the incidents left her having to abandon her car overnight due to many garages in Glasgow being closed due to the bank holiday.
The first incident happened in January when she was driving through the Clyde Tunnel with her daughter.
Because of the damage Kavita had a four hour wait for a tow truck to take her to the nearest garage which cost her £170 for a new wheel.
When she hit the second pothole in May no pick up trucks were available because of the bank holiday and she had to 'ditch it' overnight.
The damage to her tyre cost her another £170, Glasgow Live reported.
Kavita said: "I have had issues with everything involving potholes as they are ruining my life and unfortunately it has led me to avoid them like a drunk driver.
“I have had to have my eyes on the road instead of watching cars in front of me, that is how bad it is now.
"I think I actually drive more dangerously now due to the potholes. I almost went through a red light the other day because I have become a bit more anxious whilst driving due to the potholes, so it is obviously affecting my driving as well.
"I just feel really fed up and I think more should be done to fix the roads. The amount of taxes you pay including road tax, everything that is going on. Just fix the roads!"
Kavita informed the council and was hoping for some compensation due to the state of the roads in the city.
She received an automatic email in return informing her she would need to wait six months for a response from the council.
Kavita added: "I gave up after that. I do not see any point in even chasing this up.
"I was very disappointed it would take this long but I am not surprised as there are so many people like me that are claiming back money due to the potholes."
A spokesman for the council said: “Potholes can develop at any time and are directly influenced by environmental factors such as ice, rain and the volume of traffic.
“The city’s roads are inspected regularly and potholes reported to us are properly assessed and then appropriately prioritised for repair.
“We always target the most dangerous faults on the road network as a matter of priority.
“We are aware of incident in the Clyde Tunnel on January 10 this year and the pothole that was reported to us was repaired within a matter of hours.
“However, faults on the road surface in the general area have been repaired and a recent inspection indicated surfaces do not currently require any action.
“We are doubling our spend on road maintenance this year following the recent, harsh winter that had a damaging impact on road surfaces.”
