FOI Request - Potholes

Request 101003697375

1.  How many unfixed potholes are there currently recorded under the council authority (as of January 13, 2025)?

2.  How much has the council spent on pothole repairs in the last 3 years - broken down by year (from January 1st - to December 31st 2022, 2023 and 2024) - Up to and including any data held for January 2025.

3.  How many legal claims have been lodged against the council relating to damage caused by potholes in the last three years? Broken down by years as above.
3a) Of those, how many were settled with compensation?
3b) Of those, how many were refused?

4.  How much has the council paid out in compensation for claims relating to damage caused by potholes in the last three years? Broken down by years as above.

Response 03-02-2025

1. 670 carriageway defects or pothole instructions issued, but unrepaired as of 13/01/2025.  The instructions could be for 1 or more defect per instruction

2. We do not hold financial date in calendar years. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. 

The table below showing financial years is the best that we can provide:

Expenditure on Revenue Carriageway Patching
2022/2023 - £762,991.67
2023/2024 - £1,196,335.66
2024/2025* - £649,878.91
*claimed to date

3.& 4. Note: payments are reimbursements for damage/loss through insurance and not compensation.  All claims and legal costs are covered in our insurance premium.

*   The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals, therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have been redacted. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.