A Nottinghamshire chef has slammed the condition of the county's roads and said he feels he would not have got a speeding fine if he didn't have to concentrate so hard on avoiding potholes. Relief head chef, Howard Brown, 51, of Wollaton, says he received a ticket after concentrating on the poor road surface rather than his speedometer to avoid further damage to his car.
Howard has also had to pay for his car's tracking to be repaired, after one side of tyres were worn more than the other and his "tracking was all over." He said: "I have had to pay £99 to get all the tracking done, which is also caused by bad roads." Speaking of the speeding incident, Howard explained that he was driving 54 miles on a Sunday morning to a hospital and "just lost track." He said: "Fair enough as I went through at 46 but it's just all these factors, having to watch the roads more and everything.
"It's all time consuming, they checked the balance of the wheel and they quoted for the chip repair which was £30 and £5 for the balancing. I put in a claim for it and I would quite like my money back as it was caused by that pothole." Regarding the condition of Nottinghamshire's roads, Gary Wood, Head of Highways and Transport at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “The combination of sub-zero temperatures we saw in December, the effects of salt used as we grit the network and an exceptional level of rainfall over recent weeks have all taken their toll on Nottinghamshire’s roads, but we are not alone as an authority in experiencing this.
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