<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If the rain hasn't been enough to make the commute challenging, potholes are now appearing all over Sydney, causing pain for thousands of drivers every month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The NRMA has recorded a surge in callouts related to potholes, with 6000 this month alone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "We're doing well over 300 callouts a day across Sydney just for tyre and wheel damage," said NRMA spokesperson Peter Khoury.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/porepunkah-victoria-police-officer-shooting-people-escorted-from-home/58cb7c8b-9cc2-412b-baf9-94a6619eebe4"><strong><span>Accused Porepunkah gunman's wife arrested as 450 cops continue manhunt</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Blacktown City is the worst-affected suburb, with 4495 callouts for wheel and tyre damage since January. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Canterbury-Bankstown, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, and the CBD have also recorded high numbers of incidents, with 3757, 3228, 2983, and 2797 callouts respectively.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The recent wet weather has exacerbated the problem, making it difficult for drivers to see potholes.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-potholes/dd83bab4-aa50-4a0c-9412-813f6347333a" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/matt-wright-jury-deliberations/1723a3f2-df9e-42e3-a68d-bd0bed6f414f"><strong><span>Reality star guilty on two chopper charges</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was an incident in Sydney where there was a pothole under a very small amount of water and eight cars ended up with flat tyres and stuck on the roadway," NSW SES Commissioner Deb Platz said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Because the rain's been so relentless, callouts are up 2000 on last year, and the NRMA is also seeing structural damage to vehicles because of the size and scale of the holes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Small potholes quickly become big potholes if they're not fixed and the council have just not had enough sunshine to get their maintenance crews out there," Khoury said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Legally, councils need to be made aware and given adequate time to fix potholes before they can be liable to pay for any damage caused by them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>