FOI Request - Potholes Reported or Repaired
Request 101003238519
Please can you provide all information for the financial year 2021-22, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022:
1. How many potholes were reported?
2. How many potholes were repaired?
3. Total money spent on repairing potholes.
4. What is the current number of potholes which have been reported but not repaired?
5. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out?
6. What was the total value of compensation claims paid out?
Response 03-03-2023
1.-4. Please note that the closest data we have is the number of works instructions raised/reported and completed/repaired which are categorised as 'carriageway defects'. Please note that not all of these instructions will be regarding potholes, and also some instructions may have been reporting several carriageway defects in the vicinity.
| Financial Year | 1. Potholes Reported | 2. Potholes Repaired | 3. Costs to Repair* |
| 2021/22 | 6007 | 5992 | £791,431.43 |
| 01.04.22-31.12.22 | 3140 | 2675 | £477,056.20 |
| 4. Current reported - outstanding |
| 862 |
* Please note, the closest data we have is the expenditure against our patching budgets. However it is important to note that not all these costs will be regarding potholes.
5.
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| 3 | 1 |
6.
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 |
| £1,284.52 | £1,067.79 |
Please note: Payments are reimbursements for damage/loss through insurance – not compensation.