I am requesting a breakdown of the number of reported incidences to your local authority of pothole damage to Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) and vans between 3,000 and 3,500kg and cars that required repairs in 2024, and a breakdown of the total costs of the repairs by vehicle type in 2024.
In particular, can you provide me with:
1. The total number of reported incidences of pothole damage to LCVs and vans between 3,000 and 3,500kg in 2024, that required vehicle repairs.
2. The total number of reported incidences of pothole damage to cars in 2024, that required vehicle repairs.
3. The total costs of repairs reported as a result of pothole damage to LCVs and vans between 3,000 and 3,500kg in 2024.
4. The total costs of repairs reported as a result of pothole damage to cars in 2024.
Compliance with this request would exceed the appropriate cost limit under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is £450 or 18 hours of officer time. Each claim would need to be scrutinised separately and for the period concerned, we received 1459 highway claims for damage to vehicles and cycles, and would estimate at least 10 minutes per claim to locate/extract the vehicle details. That is 14,590 minutes and over the 18 hours of officer time.
Under the Act, there is a duty to provide advice and assistance as to how a request can be refined to fit within the appropriate limit. Unfortunately, due to the way the data is held, this is not possible for this request.