Wagga drivers said they have been left 'shattered' at inaction on dangerous potholes peppering the city's roads.
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Rodney Mackintosh sustained $1500 worth of damage to his car when his son Brodie hit a huge pothole on Pearson Street on a Friday in July.
Brodie, who is on his learner's driver license, managed to avoid a serious accident but Mr Mackintosh said the situation could have been far worse.
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"He already had some experience driving so he was pretty right, but if he was just a brand new learner and hit a pothole like that, anything could have happened," Mr Mackintosh said.
Mr Mackintosh said he called council on the Friday evening to report the pothole, but four days later nothing had been done.
"[The accident] was on a Friday afternoon, [and] on the Tuesday morning I went in to the council and when I got there, I found out that there was no report done whatsoever, there were no witches hats put down, there was nothing done at all in regards to the pothole," he said.
"The fact that the pothole wasn't even recorded, the work was not done, I was absolutely shattered, absolutely shattered. How many other cars hit that pothole in that time?"
Wagga City Council have been contacted for comment. They have previously said compensation might be available if local government was already aware of the exact pothole that caused the damage.
Mr Mackintosh said he sought compensation but was informed that because of sustained wet weather the council would not accept liability.
While he accepted the lack of liability and payment, the delay he reported on repairs didn't satisfy him.
"If someone's car has been damaged it should be fixed straight away," he said. "If it can't be fixed, put a witches hat down or sign or just something."
Mr Mackintosh isn't the only resident who said they have sustained serious damage from poor roads.
Jacob Chapple, who has been an advocate for improved safety along Lake Albert Road, said he also had a vehicle seriously damaged by a pothole and wasn't able to secure any compensation.
"Right outside our driveway we have a crater pothole that snapped a bolt on the rear of my partner's car," he said. "We asked council if they are willing to fix this and they said they wouldn't because they hadn't been informed of it previously."
Meanwhile, truck driver Paul Holaj said he is fed up after having wheels damaged by potholes, and windshields cracked from loose gravel left by patching work.
Mr Holaj said proper grading and sealing of roads should replace the patching work for a long-term solution and to avoid the hazardous loose rocks.
"Both vehicles my partner and I have have had windshields damaged by stones kicked up by cars going in the opposite direction," he said. "We replaced one six months ago, and we have to replace it again from stones being kicked up onto the screen."
In the last week he said a third windshield was cracked from flying gravel, robbing him of his remaining patience with the city's roads.
"I have lived in South Australia, Victoria and NSW and I have never ever come to a place where the roads seem to be degenerating at a more rapid rate," Mr Holaj said, describing the roads as "poor" when compared with other areas.
Wagga City Council have been contacted for comment. Currently roads are repaired either with asphalt renewal, a rehabilitation project or resealing works.
Council are responsible for council-owned roads which are maintained using a a mixture of city budget funds and state and federal grants.
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