Freedom of information response
Potholes
- The number of motorists who have lodged a complaint about a pothole and requested compensation.
- The number of people who have received a payout for pothole compensation.
- The total amount paid by the council for pothole compensation.
Please provide the data for each of these points over the last three years (June 2021 -May 2022, June 2022 – May 2023, June 2023 -May 2024), broken down by year.
1. We are unable to answer the first question as we don’t hold complaint information, and our reports of potholes are not recorded in a way that links them to claims, so this is data we don’t hold.
2-3.
Period |
Total Number of Motor Vehicle Damage Claims Received |
Of these Claims, Total Number of Claims Paid |
Total Paid to Claimants |
01/06/2021 to 31/05/2022 |
9 |
1 |
£174.75 |
01/06/2022 to 31/05/2023 |
26 |
0 |
£0.00 |
01/06/2023 to 31/05/2024 |
28 |
0 |
£0.00 |