The amount of money spent by councils on repairing pot-holed roads has soared by more than a third since the SNP came to power seven years ago, according to new data.
Figures uncovered by the Scottish Conservatives showed the bill has gone up from £163million in 2007-08 to £220million in 2013-14, an increase of 35%.
Over the seven years, 18 out of 26 councils which responded to freedom of information requests spent more than they were allocated for road repairs.