Scotland’s roads are ‘plagued by potholes’, the Tories claimed (Jane Barlow/PA)
Scotland’s roads are “plagued by potholes”, the Tories claimed, as figures show the number of these is five times higher than when the SNP came to power.
There were a total of 20,988 potholes recorded across the country in 2020-21, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives.
That is down slightly on the previous year’s total of 21,115 – but compares to just 3,981 in 2007-08, the year the SNP first formed the government.
Scottish Conservative MSP Miles Briggs called for a dedicated Pothole Fund to be established (Jane Barlow/PA)
Number of potholes on Scotland s major roads increases fivefold under SNP
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Scotland s pothole plague spreads fivefold under SNP as Tories demand £200m for repairs
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