The potholes plague facing Britain has spread to residential streets, AA figures have shown.

According to a new study nine out of 10 drivers said the condition of UK roads had declined over the last decade.

The AA poll of 17,500 motorists also found that two-thirds of motorists said roads had "considerably deteriorated" in the past 10 years.

Some 42 per cent of drivers rated residential streets as "poor" last month, compared with 34 per cent in March 2017.

It comes after a recent survey by the Asphalt Industry Alliance found that local authorities in England and Wales needed £9.3 billion to bring their roads up to scratch.

The harsh winter led to a spike in pothole-related breakdowns, such as damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels.

Edmund King, AA president, said: "It is clear that despite all the talk from central and local government, not enough is being done to fix our increasingly dangerous streets.

"Our potholed roads are in a perilous state. AA breakdown operations are rescuing record numbers of drivers whose tyres or wheels are damaged by potholes.

"The current lack of proper investment on local roads means highway authorities are doing little more than papering over the cracks."