Potholes are a universal problem, from Audlett Drive in Abingdon to Ziwani in Zanzibar.

The road surface of Audlett Drive near the junction with Barton Lane has many cracks developing.

One pothole beside a drain a little way down from the junction is becoming a danger. The pothole was reported to Oxfordshire County Council on FixMyStreet on 3rd February. The anonymous reporter said, ‘The pothole has been here for months and is getting bigger and deeper.’

Red paint markings were added after an inspection took place by 17th February. One driver told me they hit the pothole on Friday 21st February, and now have a £260 repair bill for a broken suspension spring. Other drivers have probably also suffered.

So drive carefully or you too might hear that sickening thud.