I see you have stated that the Wiltshire roads supremo hopes for pothole-free roads this winter. I cannot believe this is correct! He must be aware that there is scarcely a road in the county which is not riddled with potholes.

I suspect he expressed a wish for no more to be created. Unfortunately it is clear that the weight of traffic is causing the underlying structure of many roads to subside thanks to increasingly heavy vehicles being permitted but insufficient money being provided to upgrade the roads.

Jim Andress, Bath Road, Chippenham.