For each financial year between 2015-16 and 2018/19, please could you answer the following questions:
1. How many claims has your council:
1a. Received for compensation due to damage caused to vehicles by potholes?
2015-2016 : 428
2016-2017 :321
2017-2018 : 644
2018-2019 : 164
1b. Accepted and subsequently, made payments to the claimant?
2015 – 2016:106
2016 –2017: 87
2017 –2018: 86
2018 – 2019: 164
2. What was the total compensation amount paid by the council to claimants?
2015 –2016: £31,138
2016 –2017: £40,110
2017 –2018: £46,989
2018- 2019: £33,214
3. How much money did the council:
3a. Spend on road maintenance (please provide both capital and revenue spend)?
3b. Allocate for your road maintenance budget?
A table setting out this information is available via the link below:
4.How many potholes were:
4a. Reported to the council?
4b. Repaired by the council?
This information is available in a previous response to a request and can be viewed online at Potholes – previous response