Work will finally begin to repair roads in a village where potholes are seen as a "natural traffic calming" measure.
Navestock Parish Council in Essex said the gauges helped to slow down speeding motorists and smoothing them over took "time and resources".
Members of the authority had decided to ignore any repairs that needed to be carried out in the hope of slowing down passing vehicles.
But Essex County Council, which has responsibility for maintaining roads in the area, said it had taken the "opposite view" and pledged to fill in all potholes "as soon as possible".
"This is an interesting idea from Navestock Parish Council," said Norman Hume, Essex County Council's cabinet member for highways and transportation.
"However, the vast majority of Essex residents want to travel on safer, smoother roads which is why it is the policy of Essex County Council to fill all potholes as soon as is practical.
"Therefore, regrettably in this instance, we will have to take the opposite view from the parish council and continue to deliver on what the people of Essex want. We will be making arrangements to fill in these potholes as soon as possible."
The parish council had argued that filling in potholes made it easier for motorists to speed.
"It takes a lot of time and resources to chase the county council to maintain the roads around the village," said Navestock parish councillor Richard Folkson.
"Potholes are natural traffic calming. If you fill them in, it just allows people to drive faster down these roads. If they're not filled, they have to slow down."
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