Jim PenmanCEO, Jim's Group · CEO and Founder of Australia's largest franchise, Jim's Group

Do you like potholes like this politician?

7 Aug 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube clip, Jim Penman engages with a participant (Speaker A) who claims that some residents deliberately keep roads full of potholes to discourage traffic, suggesting they prefer the pothole‑filled condition. Penman sharply dismisses the claim, labeling the speaker as "deranged" and asserting that no one wants potholes because they damage car tyres. He expands his criticism to the broader government, describing it as extravagant and inefficient for failing to maintain streets, and expresses personal frustration with the situation.

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Not everyone's on board with your pothole thing. They actually like it full of potholes. Yes, actually it is. It's the residents who don't want it resealed because they don't like traffic going down it, so they're quite happy to have it full of potholes, might I add. So not everyone's on board with your pothole thing. They actually like it full of potholes. Yes, actually it is.
This lady's deranged. She's saying we don't fix your potholes because you want potholes. Let me assure you, we don't want potholes. I don't like driving on potholes. It's not good for the tyres of the car. That's the most ridiculous thing. This incredibly extravagant, inefficient government can't even keep our streets in repair. They tell us it's our idea? Oh my goodness.