The added danger of potholes in UK roads

I noticed this morning on my usual route to work that my attention, more often than not, is focused on avoiding the huge potholes and sunken drain covers that seem to plague the UK.

Advanced Driving techniques always stress the importance of looking as far ahead as possible to predict any potentially dangerous situations, but I find myself looking 3-4 metres ahead instead to avoid uprooting the suspension on my car and knocking my fillings out!

I'm sure I remember an article in a local paper where a similarly disgruntled citizen managed to make the council cough-up for repairs to their car caused by the lack of highway maintenance....think I may follow suit there!