Potholes on Ninfield Road

Driver Jennie Harmer had a tyre punctured as she travelled home and is now calling for the 200-metre stretch leading to Lunsford Cross to be resurfaced.

The Observer has already reported that three motorists in one day complained of punctures having driven over the same section.

Jennie, of Church Lane, is an experienced driver who uses the Ninfield Road every day on her commute to Bexhill High where she is a teacher.

She is well used to avoiding the potholes on the strip of road she describes as "ridiculous", between Lunsford Cross and the former turkey farm, which is now a light industrial site.

Jennie said: "This road is notorious. I was so cross that they haven't done anything about this patch of road when they know it is so dodgy. I am calling for Ninfield Road to be resurfaced - this has gone on for years. This is one of the most notorious bits of road in the area."

She was on her way home from Bexhill High when she hit the pothole which caused damage to her tyre. She was trying to avoid the worst but driving towards the centre of the road but oncoming traffic meant she had to stay close to the kerb.

"I knew the pothole was there," she said, "But I had to pull in quite sharply, and the rear tyre went down in the pothole and really jarred the car. I thought - Oh, blow - but carried on driving, then further on I heard a rubbing noise, and knew something was wrong. I realised I had probably got a puncture. Being disabled, it was not easy for me to stop and do something about it, so I thought it wiser just to nurse the car back home."

She contacted East Sussex Highways Department immediately and complained about the patch of road - emergency repair work was carried out that day, but Jennie wants the entire stretch to be resurfaced.

"I was thinking of going back to take a picture of the potholes, but I couldn't - it is lethal out there. It is a deadly bit of road.

"Now I want to draw attention to the problem. It is costing me 50 to buy a new tyre, and we have to pay that before anyone gets any money back - if we get money back from the council.

"But there are people worse off than me who might not be able to do that. I don't think it's fair on the motoring public who pay their tax, but I am more concerned about safety."