A carpenter is pleading with his local council to take action about the big puddle that is making his life difficult.
Andy Tebbutt says the murky pool is always there during the winter on the road outside his home.
It is so deep that he can't even turn right from his driveway in Halling, near Rochester in Kent.
'I've given up contacting the council about it. I'm tired of it because it's a nightmare,' he said.
It's not just a small hole in the road; it's at least 100 metres long and covers the entire road so you can't avoid it unless you drive all the way around.
Self-employed Andy, 59, is wondering why he's paying £3,500 a year in council tax and says he has had enough.
He constructed his home on Pilgrims Road himself in the late 1990s but says the access is getting 'worse and worse'.
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The back road into Upper Halling has long been affected by flooding due to the surrounding landscape of sloping fields and the existing, inadequate drainage system.
Even though Mr. Tebbutt has asked Medway Council to raise the level of the road and install a functioning drainage system, he says the council have told him they can't afford to do the work.
The water currently reaches at least up to the bumpers of most cars, with video of the road showing how cars create a big splash on either side if they attempt to drive through.
'We could have a dry period for probably up to two weeks and it will still be flooded,' Andy said.
'I have worked hard all my life and I don't mind paying my tax, but why should I pay my council tax in full if I can't turn right out of my home?
'The only way I can drive through it is with my van, but even then I am worried it's going to cause damage as I can see steam coming off my tyres.
'My daughter and wife can't do that though, as they fear for what it's going to do to their cars.
'It's been going on for more than four years.'
'There's no maintenance whatsoever.'
Andy has little hope he will get his desired outcome, however.
It's understood that potential solutions are likely to be financially challenging for the local authority at a time when most are struggling to balance their budgets.
Given it isn't too busy a road, it would also be difficult to justify both the investment needed and why it should be prioritised over other, busier roads that regularly flood.
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