FOI Request - Pothole Compensation Claims
Request 101003269708
1. How many pothole-related compensation claims for (a) vehicles (including bikes) and (b) personal injury have been submitted to the council in the past five financial years. Please provide results broken down by each year and separated as categories (a) and (b).
2. Of these claims, how many have been successful and how many were rejected? Please provide results broken down by each year and separated as categories (a) and (b).
3. Of these claims, how many are yet to be settled? Please provide results broken down by each year and separated as categories (a) and (b).
4. Please provide the total amount of pothole-related compensation paid out by the council for (a) vehicles damaged by potholes and (b) personal injury in the past five financial years. Please provide results broken down by each year and separated as categories (a) and (b).
5. What is the highest payment paid out for (a) a vehicle damaged by a pothole and (b) a pothole-caused personal injury for each of the past five financial years?
6. What is the average individual payout for (a) a vehicles damaged by a pothole and (b) a pothole-caused personal injury claim.
Response 28-03-2023
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Q1a | 38 | 41 | 47 | 21 | 14 so far |
| Q1b | nil | one | nil | 9 nil so far |
| Q2a | 2 | 39 repudiated - 2 settled | 3 settled - 39 repudiated | 1 settled - 17 repudiated | 2 repudiated |
| Q2b | nil | 1 repudiated | nil | 1 settled -7 repudiated | nil |
| Q3a | nil | nil | 5 ongoing | 3 0ngoing | 12 ongoing |
| Q3b | nil | nil | nil | 1 ongoing | nil |
| Q4a | £369.47 | £26,893.01 | £1,284.52 | £1,067.79 | nil |
| Q4b | nil | nil | nil | £1,067.79 | nil |
| Q5a | 225.24 | £25,283.40 | £1,073.52 | £1,067.79 | nil |
| Q5b | nil | nil | nil | £1,067.79 | nil |
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| Q6a | £184.73 | £13,446.50 | £428.17 | £1,067.79 | nil |
| Q6b | nil | nil | nil | £1,067.79 | nil |
Please Note: Payments are reimbursements for damage/loss through insurance – not compensation
All claims and legal costs are covered in our insurance premium