Pothole Compensation - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Pothole Compensation
FOI Number
2024159
Date Received
01/02/2024
Type of Request
EIR
Request or Question
1. How many claims have been made against the Council for damage incurred to cars as a result of hitting potholes. Please provide data from 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, with a breakdown by fiscal year. 2. What is the breakdown of claims upheld and declined in the same period.
Response
2020/21 209
2021/22 98
2022/23 104



2020/21 77 settled 132 repudiated
2021/22 34 settled 64 repudiated
2022/23 21 settled 81 repudiated 2 open