Angry residents on 'the worst road in Britain' fear ambulances will not be able ... trends now
Families on a pothole riddled stretch in Essex say their health is at risk from living on 'the worst road in Britain'.
Bel Air Chalet Estate is blighted by hundreds of the holes - with some locals insist are 'as big as craters' - which are making life a misery.
Taxi and takeaway drivers refuse to come to their doors through fear of ruining their vehicles, they say.
And emergency services also struggle for access, it is claimed - leaving people feeling at risk.
Aaron Deyer,44 with tape measure by large pothole on Seawick Road. Seawick Road in Seawick St Osyth Essex
The road littered from one end to the other with potholes varying in size from just a few inches across to 9 feet across.
Paul Luccas,65 and Aaron Dyeyer,44 ameasure one of the potholes on Seawick Road. Seawick Road in Seawick St Osyth, Essex
Residents of Bel-Air chalet estates on Seawick road in St Osyth Essex are angry with the state of the only road into the estate
Aaron Dwyer, 44, said: 'I do honestly believe it is the worst road in Britain. They are more like craters than potholes.
'It's such a disgrace that emergency vehicles can't get down here and makes us all feel unsafe.
'And it's getting worse and worse and worse all the time.'
Warehouse worker Aaron has lived on the estate in St Osyth, near Clacton-on-Sea, for three years.
Mick Day, 75, another resident on Seawick Road. Seawick Road in Seawick St Osyth Essex
Many of the local residents of Seawick road in St Osyth Essex have damaged their cars on the pothole strewn stretch
Cars driving down the road have to traverse terrain so cratered it could be on another planet
He says Seawick Road is the worst - and estimates there is more than a hundred potholes just on that 150m stretch.
Aaron said: 'It's like a fairground ride.
'As soon as my front left wheel goes into one hole my back right wheel is still in another, and it goes on like that all the way.
'You can't go faster than walking speed or you'll hurt your head on the roof of your car because you're bouncing around so much.
'It's an absolute joke. It just makes life a misery.'
Vehicles are regularly damaged by smashing over the bumpy concrete surfaces, it is claimed.
The potholes are so big large birds sometimes mistake them for small ponds to bath in
These families want their pothole hell to be banished forever and return the road to glory
Taxi and takeaway drivers refuse to come to their doors through fear of ruining their vehicles, locals say
And residents who use wheelchairs or mobility scooters can't leave their
