Compensation claims for damage to vehicles by potholes/defects on council managed roads
Case reference FOI2022/01816
Published 16 December 2022
Request
I would like to know how much Herefordshire Council has paid out to meet claims of damage to vehicles caused by potholes or other defects on council-managed roads, for the current and past three calendar years.
I would also like to know the total number of such claims made in each year, and the number of these which led to payouts.
Response
I would like to know how much Herefordshire Council has paid out to meet claims of damage to vehicles caused by potholes or other defects on council-managed roads, for the current and past three calendar years.
| Year | Paid |
| 2019 | £995.58 |
| 2020 | £3,262.98 |
| 2021 | £2,976.33 |
| 2022 | £700.66 |
| Total | £7,935.55 |
I would also like to know the total number of such claims made in each year, and the number of these which led to payouts.
| Year | Claims | Claims Settled |
| 2019 | 153 | 7 |
| 2020 | 258 | 22 |
| 2021 | 108 | 10 |
| 2022 | 75 | 4 |
| Total | 594 | 43 |
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