So is this the worst pothole in Scotland?
THE road stretches for miles through stunning Highland scenery.
But the winter weather has taken its toll on the A82, which runs through Glen Coe, leaving drivers to dodge potholes the size of ‘bathtubs’.
One man who damaged a tyre on his car decided to inspect the cause of the problem near Bridge of Orchy, Argyll, on Wednesday.
Nick Watson, 32, was stunned when he saw the size of the hole – and sat in it for a photograph to show its scale.
Mr Watson, from Newcastle, was on a photography trip to Scotland with friends.
He said: ‘There were four of us in the car and we hit that pothole.
‘The pothole is big enough to have a bath in. I’m 5ft 11in tall and it was big enough for me to sit in. It’s over three feet long, about one-and-a-half feet wide and almost four inches deep.
‘Now it’s just going to cost me money to repair that tyre but I’m happy it is not the worst kind of damage to happen.
‘Hopefully, it will manage to get us home safely.’
BEAR Scotland, which maintains the A82, said an emergency repair was due to be completed yesterday afternoon.
A spokesman said: ‘Cold and wet winter weather conditions experienced in January and February have caused some sections of the road surface to deteriorate rapidly, with the freeze and thaw cycle and flux in temperatures causing the surface to break apart in places. We are currently carrying out an ongoing £4million programme of urgent surfacing repairs across more than 60 locations on trunk roads in the NorthWest of Scotland over the next three months.
‘Our teams are also carrying out temporary repairs where required to the road surface.
‘We fully understand the frustration from road users regarding the road surface at some locations. Rest assured we’re doing all we can to carry out the programme of repairs as safely and quickly as possible.’
He said that anyone who wants to report a specific trunk road defect can do so through Transport Scotland’s customer care phone line.
A recent study found that Scotland has the most potholes of any UK area, with 154,310 reported to councils last year.