THE STATE of our roads is a boring issue there's no getting around it. There's nothing sexy about potholes, craters and trenches pock-marking our streets.

And because of this fact nothing is going to be done about it. Zero, zilch, zip.

Earlier this week the man in charge of the county's roads, Lancashire County Councillor Tony Martin, admitted the council is spending only half of what it needs to in order to get our roads into a decent state.

And he said until a government is elected on "road, road, roads" instead of "education, education, education" the situation is unlikely to change.

"Give me some more government allocation and I'll spend it," he said.

While that's all well and good, the fact of the matter is that a bad road affects people's lives it's often said it's the small things that make a difference and it's true.

Anyone who drives regularly will appreciate the fury of clunking down the road bashing your tyres and scraping your car's underside on a road with more holes than a string vest.

And anybody who has had an elderly relative or friend that has tripped and fallen over because of the uneven surfaces will be livid.

It's not like it's even a new issue.

The Beatles were singing about "4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire" after reading the story in newspaper 40 years ago for goodness sake. The worst thing is well-meaning residents can't do anything about it. You can keep your own drive in order, mow your own lawn and keep your flowerbeds neat and tidy, but you can hardly start mixing Tarmac and filling in potholes yourself although I know many people who would gladly do it.

Before Christmas, one motorist who complained his car was damaged by a pothole in Parsonage Road, Blackburn, was told by highways chiefs he should have driven around it.

This laissez-faire attitude to a small, but serious problem, is infuriating and pathetic.

Will the advice for wheelchair users who find themselves house-bound unable to negotiate their way around the assault course of holes be the same?

With increasing car tax, insurance and dreaded petrol price hikes you'd think we pay enough to ensure a flat surface to drive on.

Something has to be done before the roads get so bad they're unusable.

If the council doesn't have enough cash to maintain our roads our MPs need to kick up a fuss to the right people until someone listens.