Pothole damage claims

For September 2023 to December 2023 and January to February 2024, please provide:

1) The number of potholes reported by month.

2) The number of potholes filled by month.

Year  Month Instructed Completed
2023 Total 15744 14428
September 3805 3667
October 3147 3200
November 5169 4313
December 3623 3248
2024 Total 12984 12681
January 5757 5999
February 7227 6682
Total 28728 27109

3) The cost of filling potholes by month

Period 78 Period 79 Period 80 Period 81 Period 82 Period 83
19/08/2023 23/09/2023 21/10/2023 20/11/2023 16/12/2023 20/01/2024
to to to to to to
22/09/2023 20/10/2023 17/11/2023 15/12/2023 19/01/2024 16/02/2024
£418,829.24 £294,417.02 £319,218.86 £347,674.93 £420,557.68 £564,648.69

4) How many compensation claims were made for potholes and the total cost of these claims.

Date – Year Month Claims Payments Latest Estimate
2023 Total 390 £3,398.08 £348,883.29
Sep 49 £1,947.11 £39,966.69
Oct 44 £619.64 £95,737.52
Nov 135 £415.79 £97,467.39
Dec 162 £415.54 £115,711.69
2024 Total 114 £305.97 £250,603.81
Jan 105 £305.97 £207,708.91
Feb 9 £0.00 £42,894.9
Total 504 £3,704.05 £599,487.1

5) The total cost of pay-outs.

£3,704.05

6) What road / pothole had the most individual claims and how many there were.

A386 between Axtown and Roborugh – 12 claims (all repudiated)

7) What road / pothole incurred the highest value of claims in terms of total cost. Please specify the total cost.

– £727.22 paid out for claim 23PL001535 – Blackawton, Bowbridge Cross to Newton Cross
– Cluster of 2 x claims on Clovelly Road for same pothole (23PL001713 & 23PL001500) but total was £208.16

8) What was the largest individual claim financially – where, when, how much, and what for?

Where Blackawton, Bowbridge Cross to Newton Cross
When Notification Date – 24 November 2023
How much £727.22
What for Damage sustained due to potholes in road