A MAN has been left frustrated after road flooding he reported over six months ago has still not been fixed.

Rob Horton, 51, from Holt Heath, near Worcester, notified Severn Trent of a leak that was causing damage to Holt Fleet Lane near his home in April.

He expressed his frustration at contacting Severn Trent to sort the problem out only to receive nothing.

Mr Horton said: "The road is really deteriorating, the water keeps coming back and it is getting worse.

"I'm really at the end of my tether with Severn Trent.

"If you want to talk to them you're better off talking to a tree.

"You really are just coming up against a brick wall.

"The leak has been reported for over six months but nothing has been done about it.

"They just keep fobbing me off.

"I pay my council tax and I pay road tax but what is it for?"

"I told them I'll stop paying my water bill and that soon got their attention."

The top of the road, which is used extensively by fishermen and campers staying at the nearby Holt Fleet Farm caravan park, is covered in ankle deep water and littered with pot holes.

The road is also used by clients of Mr Horton, who is a massage therapist and works largely from home.

"I don't bring my motorbike down here now because if I hit one of those holes I'll be straight off," he said.

A home next to the road was heavily rebuilt and Mr Horton believes the rubble from the reconstruction was flattened off to form the new raised garden.

A Google Maps image from 2009 shows the extent of the reconstruction.

"Although I don't want to put the blame at his door, it has been six months now and somebody needs to decide where the water is coming and who is responsible for it," said Mr Horton.

"If it's in the garden then Severn Trent need to say it's the garden, if it's not then they need to say it's not.

"It can't take six months to figure that out."

A Severn Trent spokesperson said: “We’re aware of a leak in the Holt Heath area and are continuing to investigate exactly where the issue is so we can get it repaired.

“Engineers will be visiting the location in the coming weeks to dig down beneath the road to see if they can find the problem.

“We’re really sorry for the inconvenience this has caused and we’ll work to identify the issue and get it repaired as quickly as possible.”

A date for the investigation has not yet been confirmed by Severn Trent.

Councillor Alan Amos, cabinet member with responsibility for Highways, said: "We are aware that there is a Severn Trent Water service main in this location which is leaking, affecting the public highway and creating difficulty for local residents.

"Severn Trent Water is currently investigating the matter. The County Council, as highways authority, is not in a position to repair the highway until repairs to the water main have been successfully carried out."