Motorists pay the price for inaction

Sir,

Shockingly, 30 per cent of A-roads in Scotland are now classed as red or amber, meaning they are in need of inspection or requiring work.

These figures have a huge knock on for motorists who face increased damage to their cars, vans and motorbikes.

Ultimately, the SNP has failed to improve the situation in any real sense and motorists are the ones paying the price for inaction.

When you include the challenges that rural constituencies such as Argyll and Bute face, with the large upcoming spike in logging tonnage on our roads and the continued growth of heavy freight from our world famous distilleries. It’s clear that a piecemeal approach to road maintenance is not enough.

Argyll and Bute council has stepped up to the plate with plans to spend £15 million on roads over the next two years.

Now it’s time for the SNP at a national level to act.

Councillor Alastair Redman, Islay.