Sir Rod Stewart is making headlines this week after he posted a video of himself filling in potholes near his home. The singer reported a burst tire on an ambulance and people "bashing their cars up" on the bumpy road, while worrying about his own Ferrari getting dinged out in the dirt. Nominating himself as the best man for the repair job, he roped in a couple of "the boys" and their shovels, plus a truck filled with gravel, and called this DIY roadwork "good for the soul."
While Stewart's Instagram comments are filled with fans thanking him for getting down in the dirt, his efforts apparently aren't appreciated by all, namely UK roadside assistance company, the Royal Automobile Club (RAC), whose head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes warned against DIY pothole repairs in a new statement [via The Herald].
"As frustrating as pothole-riddled roads can be, drivers should not be tempted to repair surfaces themselves," he said. "Firstly, there are safety risks associated with working in a road. Secondly, local authorities will have their own procedures and standards on how best to repair the road and a DIY job is unlikely to conform to this."
He continued: "In addition, taking matters into your own hands could make you liable for any defects and damage that subsequently occurs, both to the road surface and to other vehicles. The best thing drivers can do is to report potholes and other defects to the highways authorities as soon as possible so they can be fixed properly."
Watch Roddy do his (maybe) shoddy roadwork below.
While Stewart's Instagram comments are filled with fans thanking him for getting down in the dirt, his efforts apparently aren't appreciated by all, namely UK roadside assistance company, the Royal Automobile Club (RAC), whose head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes warned against DIY pothole repairs in a new statement [via The Herald].
"As frustrating as pothole-riddled roads can be, drivers should not be tempted to repair surfaces themselves," he said. "Firstly, there are safety risks associated with working in a road. Secondly, local authorities will have their own procedures and standards on how best to repair the road and a DIY job is unlikely to conform to this."
He continued: "In addition, taking matters into your own hands could make you liable for any defects and damage that subsequently occurs, both to the road surface and to other vehicles. The best thing drivers can do is to report potholes and other defects to the highways authorities as soon as possible so they can be fixed properly."
Watch Roddy do his (maybe) shoddy roadwork below.