He started by repairing the pothole outside his home but went on to fill every one in the street.

A report last year warned that this had reached almost £9.8 billion, adding that it would take ten years to repair all potholes.

This would go a long way to repairing the pothole in the public finances.

The largest crater was 7.5m wide and repairing the potholes has cost taxpayers 2.6 million in the past eight years.