Council compared to Laurel and Hardy after tarmacking AROUND parked car

A local council has come under fire for “horrendous” resurfacing work that included tarmacking AROUND a parked car.

Residents on the street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, were left scratching their heads after the comedy work, with one comparing it to “something Laurel and Hardy would have done”.

Michael Askew, whose father lives in the street in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, took pictures of the work that included a parked red Fiat which had been tarmacked around, as well as one image that showed a drain had been marked out, then covered.

Michael said: “Everybody is laughing about the fact they’ve tarmacked around a car, and I can’t believe they’ve done that. It’s like something Laurel and Hardy would have done.”

“The job which has been done is horrendous,” Michael added. “From what I’ve seen, I wouldn’t be surprised if it starts cutting up again within three or four weeks.

“No one living there was given any sort of warning that this work was going to be carried out. It’s a very, very shoddy job, and it’s disgusting that they could leave the street looking in such a mess.”

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But Sunderland City Council said the work is not yet complete, and does not reflect the quality of the finished job.

Councillor Michael Mordey, who is responsible for city services at the council, said: “The work in Mitford Street is part of a major highways maintenance scheme which will see more than £3million invested in resurfacing more than 200 highways and paths across the city as part of the 2017/18 Capital Highways Maintenance Programme.”

He said the pictures only showed the work halfway through the two-stage process and didn’t reflect the quality of the completed job.