Freedom of information response

Potholes

Publication date: 
Thursday 26 September 2024
Request: 

-    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.

Response: 

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

  

Request reference:
FOI 14290