Driver 'glad' pothole that burst a tyre is fixed

A driver who was stranded by the side of a road for about two hours after a tyre burst when she hit a large pothole said she was "glad" the road defect had been fixed.

Becky Broadley, from Daventry, said she was travelling on the B4038 Kilsby Lane in Northamptonshire at about 19:30 GMT on 6 February when her tyre "just went bang" and she had to call out a mobile tyre repairer.

She said the road was in a "really bad situation" and reported it to West Northamptonshire Council, as she said about nine other cars suffered a similar fate.

The council said work had since been completed "to address additional defects along this stretch".

Broadley said she had noticed the hole had been repaired but the word "temporary" had been written on it in yellow.

"I'm glad it's been filled in, as it was so deep; the road was in a really bad situation," she said.

A council spokesperson said emergency repairs were carried out on 4 and 7 February with further repairs on 9 February to address the "additional defects".

"Our team continues to monitor the road, as new defects can appear during winter due to wet and cold weather conditions, but the specific issue raised has now been resolved," they said.

They said it did not know how many individual repairs were carried out but "some inquiries of this nature are likely to have contributed to works being raised".

They added the word "temporary" had been added by a utility company to make it clear it was a temporary surface.

Broadley said she had been in her father's car and they had been left with a £250 repair bill and were now looking at claiming the money back from the council.

"The road has been fixed, but who knows whether it will survive?" she added.

The council said: "We encourage residents to continue reporting any potholes or highways concerns via our online portal so we can investigate and address them promptly."

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