DRIVERS in North Yorkshire reported 9,403 potholes to local authorities last year.

Research provided by price comparison website confused.com found this cost councils £714,997 as they fixed the holes totalling 376m in depth.

A total of 92,894 potholes were reported to the region’s councils in 2016. Each local authority was asked for the minimum depth of a road defect to be considered a pothole, and this figure was aggregated against the total number to reveal a depth of almost 4km (3,901m).

In 2016, the region’s councils spent a huge £5,441,068 repairing potholes and spent £173,193 to compensate drivers for damage to cars.

Amanda Stretton, motoring editor at Confused.com, said: “The cost of motoring alone is getting more and more expensive and damage repairs is a big contributor to this, as car parts increase in price as well.” To report a pothole go to www.york.gov.uk/reportproblems