Motorist Nick Watson, 32, who smashed his car into a massive pothole in the Scottish Highlands climbed into the gap to prove it is big enough to have a bath in
A motorist who smashed his car into an enormous pothole climbed into the gap to prove it is big enough to have a bath in.
Nick Watson, 32, was driving through the Scottish Highlands with friends when he hit a massive pothole in the middle of a country road.
The impact damaged one of his tyres and he left the car to inspect the hole on the A82 near Bridge of Orchy, in Argyll and Bute on Wednesday.
Mr Watson’s was left stunned when he discovered the actual size of the pothole and then sat in it to show just how big it is.
Mr Watson, from Newcastle, explained how shocked he was at the crash. ‘We were literally coming for a photography trip, and just got to Scotland.
‘There was four of us in the car and we hit that pothole.
‘The pothole is big enough to have a bath in. I’m 5ft 11in tall and it was big enough for me to sit in.
‘It’s over three feet long, about one-and-a-half feet wide and almost four inches deep.
‘Now it’s just now going to cost me money to repair that tire but I’m happy it is not the worst kind of damage to happen.
‘Hopefully it will manage to get us home safely.’
he impact damaged one of his tyres and he left the car to inspect the hole on the A82 near Bridge of Orchy, in Argyll and Bute on Wednesday
Mr Watson added: ‘It’s just my luck, to be honest. I am always unlucky when it comes to these things.’
A recent study concluded that Scottish roads are littered with the highest number of potholes in the UK and would stretch to a combined depth of nearly four miles.
It found revealed that a total of 154,310 potholes were reported to Scottish councils last year – around 16,000 more than the next worst-hit region, the South-west of England.
Mr Watson, from Newcastle, explained how shocked he was at the crash. ‘We were literally coming for a photography trip, and just got to Scotland. ‘I’m 5ft 11in tall and it was big enough for me to sit in’
Scots are reporting around 423 holes each day, triple the amount reported by those in London.
BEAR Scotland, who maintain the A82, have been approached for comment.