A driver said her ‘patience has run out’ after documenting more than 700 instances of potholes to show the state of a stretch of road.

Samantha Garden, 33, took the extreme action after claiming her car was damaged three times in the last year along the B723 in Scotland, between Lockerbie and Annan.

She said: ‘I said to my parents I’m starting at the Lockerbie flyover, and I’m going to walk from Lockerbie to Annan and photograph every pothole.

‘I’ve ended up with about 708 potholes and some of them are absolutely horrendous.

‘I’m putting it together for MSPs, MPs, the first minister and I’ll write a blanket email and tell them my patience has run out.

Samantha, who lives near Lockerbie, said she was at her ‘wits’ end’ after the third encounter with a pothole, which left her needing a new tyre.

‘Last year I hit a pothole and I was really annoyed at the condition of the road so I put a claim in to get a new alloy and tyre,’ she said.

‘The council are happier to pay out claims rather than fix the roads. It’s a dangerous road. It’s going to cause a fatality.

‘It’s a bit of a joke and it’s the worst I’ve ever seen it.’

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