The search for the best pothole prose is on, as potholes.co.uk is accepting entries to a poetry competition.

Twitter users are encouraged to enter the competition by composing 140-character poems on the subject or alternatively upload their poems to the road maintenance campaign site.

The website will monitor all Twitter entries using the hashtags #potholes and #pothole.

Duncan McClure Fisher, founder of Potholes.co.uk, said: "We’re not looking for a Pullitzer Prize winner here, it’s a spot of fun to once again highlight the embarrassing state of our roads."

The AA recently predicted that the cost of repairing the UK’s potholes after the recent cold snap will total more than £100 million.

Potholes form when, in times of freezing weather, water seeps into cracks in the road and freezes, expanding under the surface and breaking the road up when it thaws.

The Met Office predicted more snow to hit southern England on Tuesday night (January 19th) and Wednesday.

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