People are expected to gather outside Glasgow City Chambers in George Square to protest the number of potholes plaguing the city on January 28.
Jamie Canavan is the founder of the Facebook group POTHOLES MAKE GLASGOW and has now organised a demonstration to bring more attention to the current conditions of the roads.
The group, which now boasts 7500 members, was launched after Jamie made a claim after damaging his vehicle on a pothole during a trip near Renfrewshire.
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He told Glasgow Live: "The reason I created that group is because I hit a pothole in Renfrewshire near to Paisley. I contacted the local authorities and they knocked back my claim.
"They said they were aware of the pothole and they took reasonable measures to stop anyone striking the pothole. At the time it was a dark December night and it was wet.
"There was some spray paint around a big hole but in those conditions it wasn't really visible so I struck the pothole. Once they refused my claim.
"After the incident I created the Facebook group and tried to out them. A lot of people laughed at me saying I was stupid and that it was never going to go anywhere. But over the last seven days we have had over 1500 members join us.
"Over the last few weeks it has grown at an alarming rate."
The lorry driver is fundraising for placards, banners and more to ensure that come January 28 the protestors are ready to put their point across.
He decided to take action after he started to notice an influx of photos showing colossal potholes being posted to the group's feed.
The 31-year-old said: "The potholes are getting a lot worse. I wouldn't even describe them as holes in the road I described them now as craters.
"They're massive, some of them are humongous. There's loads, there's that many I don't know which ones are the worst.
"New ones appear on the group almost every single day and some of them shock you."
Jamie hopes the gathering of likeminded people and businesses will force the council to improve the city's roads.
The protest organiser said: "The people of Glasgow are questioning why there is cycle lanes being built, there is Low Emission Zones being put in place and the addition of bus cameras.
"The people aren't interested. Like how much of our money is being spent on Low Emission Zones which could be spent the road infrastructure in Glasgow.
"Improve our roads first before anything."
Glasgow City Council has confirmed that the Low Emission Zones and cycle lanes are usually funded externally.
A spokesman for the council said: “Potholes can appear suddenly at any time and can be caused by factors such as heavy rain or flooding, ice, snow and the impact of traffic on the road surface.
“Winter is always a challenging time for road conditions due to the effects of the weather.
“During December Glasgow experienced its lowest road surface temperatures in 12 years followed by long periods of rainfall, which is a damaging combination for road surfaces.
“Our responsibility is to ensure we have in place an appropriate system of road safety inspections and repairs that tackles the most dangerous faults as a matter of priority.
“We always seek to undertake first time permanent repairs wherever possible, but modern materials can provide an immediate and durable solution when necessary.
“The roads network is inspected on an on-going basis but we urge people to report any road faults to us directly so they can be properly assessed and included in an appropriate repair programme.
“We are currently deploying additional resources to deal with the impact of this winter’s weather on the roads network.
“All claims are determined on the individual merits of each and in the context of our road safety inspection and repairs policy, which is based upon national guidance.”
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