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Pothole damages and repair costs
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In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, I would be grateful if you could comply with the following request. Could you provide the following information:
1. Total number of claims made for damages caused by potholes in the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018: 72
2019: 13
2020: 39
2021: 19
2022: 32
2023 (not complete calendar year): 131
2. Total money awarded for payouts on pothole damage claims made for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018: £9,049.63
2019: £1,696.09
2020: £11,070.75
2021: £2,445.57
2022: £3,830.29
2023 (not complete calendar year): £11,954.13
3. Average payout awarded for a pothole damage claim for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018: £291.91
2019: £242.30
2020: £381.75
2021: £407.60
2022: £319.19
2023 (not complete calendar year): £121.98
4. Highest single payout awarded for a pothole damage claim in each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018: £1,712.47
2019: £495
2020: £1,754.78
2021: £899.17
2022: £1,246.86
2023 (not complete calendar year): £1,475.83
5. Average cost of repairing a pothole for each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018/19: Information to follow
2019/20: £132.90
2020/21: £115.18
2021/22: £89.55
2022/23: £124.46
6. Highest cost of repairing a pothole in each of the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23)?
2018/19: Information to follow
2019/20: £4,160.25
2020/21: £896.97
2021/22: £1,485.97
2022/23: £1,647.19