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Tim Hanlon

Pensioner who filled in pothole blasts 'injustice' after being fined nearly £800

A pensioner who filled a pothole himself after becoming fed up of waiting for the council has said he will fight the “injustice” after being fined.

Claudio Trenta, 72, decided to fill a hole on a pedestrian crossing with cold bitumen in the small town of Barlassina in Lombardy, northern Italy.

And he was furious to receive a fine of almost £800 for his efforts at road repair.

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