Potholes are making our homes shake: Neighbours reveal how trucks hitting ... trends now
Residents living in a road plagued by potholes have told how their homes shake as if hit by 'earth tremors' when vans or trucks hit them and say they are living in fear of a sinkhole appearing unless urgent action is taken.
People living on Sandown Road in Whitefield, Gtr Manchester, said the problem is getting worse because council workmen have botched repairs.
One couple said they fear their house could collapse if further damage is done and the potholes collapse into sinkholes.
Other motorists have had to pay out hundreds of pounds to fix their cars after they are carved up by the holes that blight the community.
Nearby Ripon Avenue also has a patchwork of potholes.
People living on Sandown Road in Whitefield, Gtr Manchester, said the problem is getting worse as council workmen have botched repairs
Nearby Ripon Avenue also has a patchwork of potholes leading to fears of a sinkhole appearing
Carer David Taylor says his entire house shakes when cars pass his home
Carer David Taylor, 60, said: 'It's a nightmare.
'Whenever a truck or van goes past, the house shakes.
'It's getting worse and worse. They patch things up and then the holes re-appear.
'The potholes are getting bigger and bigger.
'My wife is scared the house will collapse if there is structural damage or a sinkholes open.
'It's crazy. We have loads of minibuses come past in the morning, taking kids to the nearby school.
'The house then really shakes. It obviously doesn't feel like an earthquake but it does really shake - it's almost like earth tremors.'
The father-of-two went on: 'It wakes up us in the morning if a big vehicle goes
