FOI request (FOIR-723252727)

Pothole claims

Requested Mon 16 June 2025
Responded Wed 18 June 2025

I would be keen to get answers and information for the following questions:

1. Could you please provide me with the total number of claims made by drivers regarding pothole damage across the following years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25? Could you please break these down by year?

2. Could you provide me with the total number of these claims that resulted in a payout by the council to a driver across those years? Could you please break these down by year?

3. Could you provide me with the total sum the council has paid out in pothole damage claims to drivers across the following years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25? Could you please break these down by year?

4. Could you provide me with the highest pothole damage claim payout you have paid in each of the last four years?

If you could provide me with these details in spreadsheet form that would be great.

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Response

Information not held.

All aspects of roads and footpaths, including potholes, are dealt with by East Sussex County Council Highways, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk