The council has paid almost £55k on pothole repairs since 2017
An MSP has branded Edinburgh the "pothole capital of Europe", with several residents forced to fork out on expensive car repairs due to the "shocking" state of roads.
Shockingly, the report showed that almost £55,000 has been spent to repair potholes in the capital over the last five years, with the highest amount paid in 2018 at an eye-watering £23,131.25. Motorists in Glasgow have faced similar issues with roads and have created a Facebook page, which now has over 7.4k members, to use as a "tool" alerting drivers to badly affected areas But Mr Briggs believes Edinburgh's roads may have become even worse than the streets Glasgow.
City of Edinburgh Council pothole repairs “Due to continued cuts to council budgets by SNP and Green Ministers, Edinburgh Council are no longer in a position where they can maintain our roads. We need to see a specific Pothole Fund from the Scottish Government to deal with the state of our roads.”
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