Disclosure Log

Reported incidences to local authority of pothole damage (FOI/5715)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 22 April 2025

Dear ***** *****,

 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REFERENCE FOI/5715

Thank you for your request for information relating to Reported incidences to local authority of pothole damage.

We are now able to provide the following information:

  1. The total number of reported incidences of pothole damage to LCVs and vans between 3,000 and 3,500kg in 2024, that required vehicle repairs.
Risk and Insurance do not record the number of reported incidents we only record the number of claims for compensation. Not every member of the public who damages their vehicle on a pothole will submit a claim for compensation. When we do receive a claim we do not record details of the type of vehicle.
 
  1. The total number of reported incidences of pothole damage to cars in 2024, that required vehicle repairs.
Risk and Insurance do not record the number of reported incidents we only record the number of claims for compensation. Not every member of the public who damages their vehicle on a pothole will submit a claim for compensation. When we do receive a claim we don’t record what type of vehicle is involved.
 
  1. The total costs of repairs reported as a result of pothole damage to LCVs and vans between 3,000 and 3,500kg in 2024.
When Risk and Insurance receives a claim for compensation we do not record details of the type of vehicles involved.
 
  1. The total costs of repairs reported as a result of pothole damage to cars in 2024.

When Risk and Insurance receives a claim for compensation we do not record details of the type of vehicles involved.

We trust this now satisfies your request and that you find this information to be helpful, however if you are unhappy with the way in which your request has been handled, then please email us at [email protected] quoting the reference FOI/5715 and we will be happy to review your request

For future reference, Nottinghamshire County Council regularly publishes previous FOI requests and answers on its website, under Disclosure logs, that may provide details relating to your query. (see link) Your privacy: we use your personal information such as name and address so that we can comply with our legal obligations to respond to FOI requests.  For further details about the use of information about you, please see the information handling privacy notice on our website at https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/media/4323566/informationgovernanceandinformationrightsprivacynotice.pdf

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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