FOI Request - Pothole Compensation

Request 101003484396

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 21-02-2024

1.  2020-21 – 38 claims
     2021-22 – 10 claims
     2022-23 – 19 claims

2.  2020-21 – 2 Settled & 36 Repudiated
     2021-22 – 5 Settled & 5 Repudiated
     2022-23 – 1 Settled & 18 Repudiated