Please can you provide the following details for compensation payments to motorists due to damage to their vehicles due to the poor road conditions (eg. potholes).
1: Total claims for compensation received per year from the council for the years 2012 to 2017.
2012: 289
2013: 675
2014: 926
2015: 294
2016: 444
2017: 299
2: Total successful claims the council paid out compensation for each year.
2012: 158
2013: 399
2014: 668
2015: 86
2016: 95
2017: 71
3: Highest single amount paid out in compensation to one claimant.
4: Lowest single amount paid out in compensation to one claimant.
In response to questions 3 and 4, to identify single compensation payments in individual years, given the available information which would identify possible injuries from road traffic injuries, would create a risk of identifying the individual concerned.
If the individual were identified, together with their compensation for their road traffic accident would be a disclosure of their personal information, as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998 and would be unfair to the individual concerned and therefore a breach of the first principle of data protection. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to s.40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
5: Average single amount paid out in compensation to claimants by the council.
2012: £249
2013: £190
2014: £228
2015: £276
2016: £254
2017: £285
6: Total compensation paid out during the year.
2012: £39,293
2013: £75,924
2014: £152,376
2015: £23,770
2016: £24,084
2017: £20,228
7. The most common reasons for claims made each year.
For every year since 2012, the most common reason has been damage to vehicles caused by potholes in the road