Britain's motorists are facing a 'pothole crisis' after the pre-Christmas freeze left the nation's roads blighted with cracks and holes.
Broken alloys, cracked wheel arches and burst tyres have become a symptom of the cavernous potholes that now pockmark the UK roads.
According to the RAC 60 per cent of drivers think the roads are worse than a year ago, naming road surface quality as the main issue.