Craters, volcanoes, and ponds – just some of the words used to describe the potholes which blight the roads of Didcot.

Since February 23, there have been 41 reports of potholes in the town made to FixMyStreet – a map-based website that helps people report issues to their authority.

The Herald Series asked people how they were affected by potholes, and what more they felt could be done, and received more than 90 responses over Facebook.

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One of the main issues raised was of punctures and damage to cars and motorbikes as people drive through the town.

Sam Mitchell said: “Potholes? Some of them are like craters now. Being on a motorbike is like playing Russian roulette with your wheels and life especially on Foxhall Road and Queensway.

“It's hilarious how your vehicle has to be roadworthy but the roads certainly aren't vehicle worthy.”

Carol Turner added: “I spend my time on route to work and back trying to dodge potholes and negotiating cars in the opposite direction.

“We have already had a blown tyre due to potholes, an expense we don’t want to repeat.”

Andrew Williams said: “Yes very unsafe for cyclists and the underlying damage they can cause to your car.”

Michael Wood added: “Lost a good tyre and had my exhaust shaken loose by a rain filled pothole that was well on its way to being designated an underground car park.

“Councils, governments are service industries. They don't provide a single service worth paying for. If it was a subscription service, we'd all just cancel.”

Some people said the issue was not just restricted to Didcot, pointing to pot holes and poor roads across Oxfordshire.

Jordan Smith said: “I worry about potholes around the county let alone Didcot. We pay road tax for the roads to look like volcanoes.”

Katie Jane added: “Driving around the country roads of Gloucestershire and Worcestershire the other day and could maybe count the number of potholes on one hand.

“The roads of Oxfordshire are shocking.”

Many claimed the council should do more to solve the problem.

Kerry Lee said: “There (sic) quick enough to take out money for road tax or council tax, but the second they owe us money, or our cars/bikes get damaged from the poor road conditions they don't wanna (sic) know. So where's our money going.”

Richard Frost said: “We pay for good services and we aren't provided them or communicated with about why this is or what the plan is.”

County and district councillor Ian Snowdon said: “As with so many problems in Didcot I’ve tried getting residents to use FixMyStreet and while I’ve emailed and called county council officers over and over, but it clearly doesn’t work.”

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Oxfordshire County Council claimed it had 13 teams repairing roads each day. Last summer, Broadway was completely resurfaced after years of neglect.

However, earlier this month it called for more support from central government to tackle road surface issues across Oxfordshire.

Cllr Andrew Gant, cabinet member for highways management, said: “Every council in the country could do with more assistance from central government in doing this work but there is absolutely no shortage of effort and intent locally to do a good job.

“The period straight after winter is always the most difficult and we allocate resource with that in mind. In weather conditions that we have experienced, potholes can appear very quickly.

“We are prioritising those which pose the greatest safety concerns first. We will work very hard to repair potholes in coming weeks and months as we always do.”