Compensation for property damage and personal injury caused by pot holes 2022/2023
Case reference FOI2023/00923
Published 7 June 2023
Request
1. In the last financial year (2022/23)
(a) how much money has the council paid out in compensation for property damage and personal injury caused by potholes (please include legal expenses), and
(b) how many individual claims did this represent?
2. Please tell me the value of the biggest claim settled in 2022/23, and the location of the pothole that caused the incident. Please provide a brief description of the incident, and if possible, state how much the cost of the claim amounted to compensation and how much to legal expenses.
Response
1. In the last financial year (2022/23):
(a) How much money has the council paid out in compensation for property damage and personal injury caused by potholes (please include legal expenses).
£41,230.54
(b) How many individual claims did this represent?
19
2. Please tell me the value of the biggest claim settled in 2022/23, and the location of the pothole that caused the incident. Please provide a brief description of the incident, and if possible, state how much the cost of the claim amounted to compensation and how much to legal expenses.
The value of the biggest claim settled in 2022/23 was for £15,593.40. £8,120.00 was paid in compensation and £7,473.40 was for legal expenses. The incident occurred in Hunderton Avenue, Hereford (USRN 23205676) where a cyclist struck a pothole causing them to fall off their bike.
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