Disclosure Log

Pothole Damage Compensation in Mansfield (FOI/7286)

Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 19 February 2026

Dear Requester,
Request FOI/7286
Further to your request received on 11th February 2026, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Questions & Answers)
  1. A breakdown, by quarter, of the number of people who have applied for compensation for pothole damage to their vehicle in Mansfield. Present the data from the past 2 years (Feb 2024-present).
 
 Feb, Mar, Apr 2024May, Jun, Jul 2024Aug, Sept, Oct 2024Nov, Dec 2024, Jan 2025Feb, Mar, Apr 2025May, Jun, Jul 2025Aug, Sept, Oct 2025Nov, Dec 2025, Jan 20261 Feb - 18 Feb 2026
Number of claims received1339622131066115
 
  1. A breakdown, by quarter, of the number of people who have received compensation for pothole damage to their vehicle by NCC in Mansfield. Present the data from the past 2 years.
 
 Feb, Mar, Apr 2024May, Jun, Jul 2024Aug, Sept, Oct 2024Nov, Dec 2024, Jan 2025Feb, Mar, Apr 2025May, Jun, Jul 2025Aug, Sept, Oct 2025Nov, Dec 2025, Jan 20261 Feb - 18 Feb 2026
Number of people who received compensation8000000000
 
  1. Whether there have been any changes to the way NCC judges claims related to potholes since 1st May 2025. If there have been changes, what changes have been made in the way pothole damage claims are judged by the council

No changes.
 
  1. Whether there has been a shift in policy at NCC (within the last 2 years) regarding paying out claims for pothole damage, and if so, when was this policy implemented

No changes.

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Yours sincerely



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