by Katie Lamborn

More than 100,000 angry drivers have joined a Kent student's campaign against potholes.

Angry at the damage caused to their cars, supporters have voted with their keyboards - and joined a facebook group set up by an east Kent student.

"I've paid my car tax, now go fix some f**king potholes" was set up by an 18-year-old from Herne Bay who just wants to be known as Ben.

The teenager's tracking was badly affected when he hit a pothole in his local area.

"I was inspired by a tax (disc) holder which has the now name of my group on and I thought I would create a fan page for fun amongst my friends.

"I can't believe how much the group's membership has rocketed."

The group's calling for better road surfaces for everyone, said Ben.

"I was going to get some brand new tyres onto the front of my car but I just think what's the point of paying out £120 when I'm very likely to hit another pothole. I might bend a wheel or even blow a tyre."

This comes as it's announced councils in England and Wales have asked for an extra £100 million to fix potholes.

Kent County Council Leader Paul Carter said in a recent statement about potholes:

"I ask you to be patient because we cannot hit the task as hard as we would like until the winter is over and the weather improves."

"But this is not stopping us doing thousands of emergency temporary repairs, particularly for safety reasons. We have over 60 crews out doing this every day now."

KCC say they have so far filled 31 000 potholes.