FOI Request - Payment for Pothole Damage
Request 101003887894
This is an information request regarding compensation paid for vehicle damage caused by potholes
Please include the following information for the following years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 2025/26 to present date 19/11/2025:
1 . The total number of compensation claims submitted by motorists for vehicle damage caused by potholes
2. The total amount the council paid in claims about vehicle damage caused by potholes
3. The breakdown of the number of claims that were successful, rejected and still pending
4. The highest compensation paid out to a single individual/claim.
Response 17-12-2025
| 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 (to date) | |
| 1. | 30 claims submitted | 65 claims submitted | 17 claims submitted | <5* claims submitted |
| 2. | £225.50 | £1,550.12 | £750 | £254.88 |
| 3. | 96 repudiated; 16 settled; <5* not pursued; <5* still pending** | |||
| 4. | This information is exempt under S.38(1)b FOISA- personal information. | |||
Please Note: Payments are reimbursements for damage/loss through insurance – not compensation
All claims and legal costs are covered in our insurance premium
* 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 an asterisk instead. This information is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA)- personal information.
** To give the information per year may result in the identification of individuals, therefore exemption under S.38(1)b FOISA applies. Please find the total for the years in question instead.