A motorist whose car was damaged by a large pothole fears for the safety of children travelling to and from school on a road in North Fife.
Owen Pritchard was left with a hefty garage bill for replacing a tyre and checking his suspension after he hit a hole on the C46 between Wormit and his home in Gauldry.
However, he says that more worryingly children including his own two are being endangered by the condition of the road as they are bussed to and from Madras College.
Mr Pritchard, a process development manager, has complained to Fife Council repeatedly about the “disgraceful” state of the road but said it has done no more than put out cones and patch up holes with tar and chipping.
He told The Courier: “My kids go back and forth to school on that road and I do have a very real concern there’s going to be a bad accident.”
The road, he said, had bad drainage and had been problematic for years but was now worse than ever.
His car was damaged last week when he swerved to avoid one pothole and hit another.
He said: “Some of the faults there now have been there since last July when we had the heavy rain.
“The road exiting Gauldry has all but collapsed at the side and the only remedy from the council has been to place cones in the holes where it has collapsed.”
Mr Pritchard listed numerous other faults, including a trench the width of the road and sections rendered single file by potholes.
He added: “I know that I am not the first to suffer damage and considering the lack of repairs to the road over the last few years, I doubt I will be the last.”
Angus Carmichael, the council’s service manager in transportation and environment services, said: “A number of works are programmed in the Balmerino and Gauldry area over the next couple of months, including works on the C46 Wormit to Gauldry road.
“Works have already commenced on the C64 into Balmerino and affected residents will receive a letter confirming the detail.In the interim, routine inspections will continue and any safety defects identified will be repaired.”