Meet Mr Pothole: The Man on a Mission to Fix Britain’s Bumpy Roads
Mark Morrell, aka Mr Pothole, isn’t your average driver. Ditching retirement, he spent an afternoon cruising Central London in a bright orange tank, causing quite a stir— even sparking a hold-up on the busy A40. His mission? To spotlight Britain’s pothole nightmare.
Orange Tank Hits Capital for National Pothole Day
Mr Pothole’s bright orange ‘beast’ rolled into town as part of National Pothole Day, a campaign launched by StreetRepairs.co.uk. The website urges motorists to report road damage directly to councils. The goal? To wipe out Britain’s pothole plague once and for all.
Campaigner Comes Out of Retirement to Lead the Charge
Mark Morrell, a former town councillor turned road surface crusader, supports National Pothole Day every year. Today, working with headline partner UltraCrete, he’s pushing hard for extra government funding to tackle the country’s crumbling roads.
“Nearly six years after retiring, I’m back in the saddle, making life difficult for local authorities across the UK—Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire included,” joked Morrell, the nation’s tireless pothole fighter.
