Disclosure Log

Freedom of Information request - Potholes (County) (FOI/6819)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 25 November 2025

Dear Requester,
Request FOI/6819
Further to your request received on 24th November 2025, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Questions)
  1. Please provide the total number of potholes reported to the council for each of the last three full calendar years (2022, 2023, 2024) and as much of 2025 as possible
 
  1. Please provide the number of potholes the council repaired in each of the years mentioned in question 1
 
  1. Please provide the number of complaints submitted to the council relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes in each of the years mentioned in question 1
 
  1. Please provide the total amount of compensation paid out by the council for pothole-related vehicle damage in each of the years mentioned in question 1
 
  1. Please provide the number of claims submitted to the council relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes in each of the years mentioned in question 1

             Please break these down, if possible, by:
             a.  Number of claims accepted
             b.  Number of claims rejected

Answer)
Under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we are not required to respond to a request where the information is already reasonably accessible to an applicant. Specifically our "Public Disclosure log"; using the following link and using the search term "POT" which will provide a varied selection of previously responded to requests for FOI information relating to your request.

Disclosure Log | Nottinghamshire County Council

We hope you find this information useful.

The Council publishes Access to Information requests and responses on its online Disclosure Log. Only requests deemed to be in the public interest will be included and any request included within this log will be de-personalised accordingly.

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If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review.   Requests should be submitted within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your original request and should be addressed to: Complaints and Information Team, Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 7QP or [email protected].
 
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Yours sincerely



Freedom of Information
Complaints and Information Team
Chief Executives Department                                         
Nottinghamshire County Council
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