FOI Request - Pothole Repair Numbers

Request 101003869718

Please could you provide the following information for the financial year 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025 and the financial year 1 April 2025 to the most current available data

1.  The number of pothole repairs your council carried out

2.  Of those, the number of pothole repairs that required re-addressing or re-fixing following the initial repair (e.g. because the first repair failed or did not last).

3.  The number of motorists who have lodged a complaint about a pothole and requested compensation.

4.  The number of people who have received a payout for pothole compensation.

5.  The total amount paid by the council for pothole compensation.

Response 07-11-2025

1. Financial year -
2024/2025 - 7721
2025/2026* - 3285

Note. The figures above are the number of pothole or carriageway defect instructions that were completed in the year, this could be for 1 or multiple defects per instruction.
Note: *2025/2026 is year to date as at 21/10/2025

2.  Information not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

3. <5.  The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers between 1 and 5 have been redacted and marked with <5.  This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.

4. 2024/25 - 0 successful claims so far
2025 (April to date) - no claims so far submitted

5. 2024/25 - no payouts made so far
2025 (April to date) - no claims so far submitted