FOI request (FOIR-757641033)

Potholes

Requested Thu 16 October 2025
Responded Tue 21 October 2025

Please could you provide the following information for the financial year 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025, and the financial year 1st April 2025 to the most current available date.

1. The number of pothole repairs your council carried out.

2. Of those, the number of pothole repairs that required re-addressing or re-fixing following the initial repair (for example, because the first repair failed or did not last).

3. The number of motorists who have lodged a complaint about a pothole and requested compensation.

4. The number of people who have received a payout for pothole compensation.

5. The total amount paid by the council for pothole compensation.

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Response

Information not held.

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

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk