Compensation for property damage and personal injury caused by pot holes
Case reference FOI2023/00428
Published 14 March 2023
Request
1. In the last financial year (2021/22)
(a) how much money was paid as 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 2021/22, and the location of the pothole that caused the incident. Please provide a brief description of the incident (e.g. cyclist fell off bike going over pothole and broke their leg). If possible, please break up the cost of the claim between compensation paid and legal expenses.
Response
1. In the last financial year (2021/22)
(a) how much money was paid as compensation for property damage and personal injury caused by potholes (please include legal expenses)
£38,194.90.
(b) how many individual claims did this represent?
13 claims.
2. Please tell me the value of the biggest claim settled in 2021/22, and the location of the pothole that caused the incident. Please provide a brief description of the incident (e.g. cyclist fell off bike going over pothole and broke their leg). If possible, please break up the cost of the claim between compensation paid and legal expenses.
£13,895.00 (£3,500 damages, £725 NHS, £9,670 Costs); U71602 New Mills Farm Road, Hoarwithy. The Claimant walked around parked cars that were next to the railings and their foot went into a pothole resulting in a fall.
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