Potholes and Pothole Compensation Claims

Please note that figures supplied below are given in financial year as this is how they are held by the Council (ie 1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014, 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015, 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016, 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017, 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018

“1. What has been your road maintenance spend in each of the following years?

1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – £72,914,000 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)

1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 – £75,941,586 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)

1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 – £73,408,000 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)

1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 – £73,548,000 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)

1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 – £78,634,000 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)

2. What is the total number of potholes which have been filled by your council in each of the following years?

1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – 54667 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)

1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 – 51227 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)

1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 – 62012 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)

1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 – 72245 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)

1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 – 43473 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)

3. What is the total amount of pothole compensation claims that have been made against your council in each of the following years?

1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – 1,012 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)
1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 –
506 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)
1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 – 428 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)
1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 –
321 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)
1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 –
644 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)

4. What is the total amount of pothole compensation claims that have been successful upheld when made against your council in each of the following years?
1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 –
567 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)
1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 –
466 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)
1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 – 106 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)
1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 –
87 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)
1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 –
86 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)

5. What has been the total cost to your council as a result of compensation payments relating to claims made as a result of vehicle damage related to roads/potholes in each of the following years?

1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – £114,223 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)
1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 –
£110,316 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)
1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 –
£31,138 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)
1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 –
£40,110 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)
1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018 –
£46,989 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)

6. What has been the average payout for successfully upheld compensation claims, as a result of vehicle damage related to roads/potholes, in each of the following years?

1st Oct 2013 – 30th Sept 2014 – £196.84 (1st April 2013 to 31st March 2014)
1st Oct 2014 – 30th Sept 2015 –
£227.54 (1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015)
1st Oct 2015 – 30th Sept 2016 –
£260.58 (1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016)
1st Oct 2016 – 30th Sept 2017 –
£215.33 (1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017)
1st Oct 2017 – 30th Sept 2018″ –
£446.00 (1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018)