A FRUSTRATED homeowner has spoken of his anger over the state of the pothole-ridden road he lives on.

Mohammed Fasil said his concerns over the street have fallen on deaf ears and he wants action to be taken as it’s in a “dangerous” condition.

Vine Terrace East, off Thornton Road, is unadopted. This means it is not Bradford Council’s responsibility to maintain the road.

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Mr Fasil said: “We've tried to repair it as a street but it keeps getting destroyed by other road users.

“HGVs, buses and other vehicles are using this to take shortcuts and this is causing the potholes to open up.

“Some residents filled some of the potholes in last year but this didn't help for very long as idiot drivers were making them worse with speeding.”

Mr Fasil said the road is used by the public on a daily basis and added: “They are equally responsible and should pay in to fix the road.

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“My understanding is if this street belongs to the residents, then we should only be using it and not the general public.

“Why should I be paying for someone else's mess on top of my regular taxes?

“I have recently spent over £400 on my car suspension and other parts due to the increase of the potholes.”

Mr Fasil said traffic has increased on the road since Vine Terrace West and Olive Grove became one-way streets.

“This has further damaged the already terrible road surface,” he said.

He said that if the road cannot be maintained by the Council, he would like to see access to the road restricted, or support to reduce traffic.

A Bradford Council spokesperson said: "Unadopted streets and roads exist all over the country, not just in Bradford. When a road is unadopted, responsibility for maintenance and repairs falls to the residents whose properties front on to the road in question.

"Residents would normally be made aware of their street or road being unadopted when they purchase their property. An unadopted road is not the same as a private road.

“As a Council, we have limited responsibilities for an unadopted road. Under the Highways Act 1980, we have a duty to ‘protect the public’s right to enjoyment of the highway’ i.e. ensuring people can access the road and co-ordinating road works on those roads, but do not have responsibility for maintenance and repairs.

“The process of getting streets or roads adopted by a local authority is set out in the Highways Act 1980 and is known as the Private Street Works Code.

"However, before a street could be adopted, residents and other owners of frontages on to the road would need to fund the necessary repairs to bring it up to adoptable standard.

“The use of the Private Street Works code, which has, in the past, helped us to adopt private streets throughout the district, requires a significant budget provision to fund the initial construction works. This funding no longer exists, so we are not currently adopting any roads.

“We do understand the concerns of residents and our highways team will get in contact with residents and local councillors to discuss concerns and issues around restricting access.”