A collection of mysterious signs have been placed across a town in the Midlands, leaving locals baffled.
Signs have been placed across Daventry in Northamptonshire protesting against the conditions of the road.
West Northamptonshire Council said it was "working to prioritise and complete works as quickly as possible".
Now the protester, who has been dubbed by some as the "Daventry Banksy" said they will not stop until "the council apologises publicly to the people of Daventry for being incompetent."
One of the signs on the road welcoming people to "Pot Hole City"
The campaigner told the BBC: "I read on social media about a young woman having to change her route to work as, if her car got damaged by a pothole, she couldn't afford the repairs.
"Someone else whose car wheel got damaged, she reported it along with photos of damage and pothole. The council didn't recompense [and] we deserve better."
Under the Highways Act 1980, anyone who attaches a sign to any structure on a highway without permission from the highway authority or a reasonable excuse "is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine."
West Northamptonshire Council said it had paid compensation to six motorists in 2022/23 at a total cost of £1,859.21.
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Cabinet member for highways for West Northamptonshire Council Phil Larrett told the BBC: "We understand the frustration this is causing our residents and we are working to prioritise and complete works as quickly as possible."
He added that, since the rollout of the Pothole Pro, a £165,000 road repair machine introduced earlier this year, "we have identified areas that could maximise the benefits of the new machinery and are in the process of incorporating this into our planning for future works."
Cally Pallot-Watts, who lives in Earls Barton, in the North Northamptonshire area, told the BBC: "Some of our roads are more hole than road.
"One or two [potholes] are massive and, if they're filled with water, you can't see how deep they are."
One driver claimed on social media that he was now "£124.86 out of pocket" after hitting a gap in the road surface.
Another said that he has "gone through three tyres and two coil springs in the last two years, costing in the region of £800!"
North Northamptonshire Council leader, Jason Smithers, said almost £200m would be invested in the area's roads over the next seven years.
