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Freedom of Information Request

Pothole compensation claims

Received: 15 March 2023

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.

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