Amount paid by Herefordshire Council concerning damage by potholes since 2016
Case reference FOI2023/00458
Published 22 March 2023
Request
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information act data held by Herefordshire Council relating to the amount of money paid out by the council concerning damage caused by potholes since 2016.
I would also like to receive the number of claims made against Herefordshire Council and the number which have been settled.
I would also like to know the number of outstanding cases against Herefordshire Council.
I would appreciate it if this data could be broken down into damages/compensation paid to motorists and the amount the council has spent on legal costs.
I would also like information on the number of potholes Herefordshire Council has awaiting repair on this date.
Response
I would like to request under the Freedom of Information act data held by Herefordshire Council relating to the amount of money paid out by the council concerning damage caused by potholes since 2016.
£329,074.36
I would also like to receive the number of claims made against Herefordshire Council and the number which have been settled.
1,707 claims
142 claims settled
I would also like to know the number of outstanding cases against Herefordshire Council.
100 claims are currently open.
I would appreciate it if this data could be broken down into damages/compensation paid to motorists and the amount the council has spent on legal costs.
£247,773.99 paid for damages, £81,300.37 paid for costs
I would also like information on the number of potholes Herefordshire Council has awaiting repair on this date.
Please see the attached spreadsheet that shows the Carriageway Patching jobs that have either not been done or ones that are yet to be done (due to be completed within the next few months), across the network.
The Highways Maintenance Plan provides details of how potholes are categorized for repair and this can be viewed on the Herefordshire Council website using the link below:
https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/directory-record/5537/highway-maintenance-plan
Documents
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