Pothole Damage Claims
Dear North East Lincolnshire Council,
1) How many claims has the Council received from motorists in the last 12 months (to most recent available) because of damage caused by potholes?
2) How many of these claims were successful?
3) What is the total amount that has been paid out as a result of the successful claims?
Yours faithfully,
Martin Cutler
Dear Sir / Madam
Thank you for your information request, reference number NELC/28010/2223
which requested
1) How many claims has the Council received from motorists in the last 12
months (to most recent available) because of damage caused by potholes?
2) How many of these claims were successful?
3) What is the total amount that has been paid out as a result of the
successful claims?
I can confirm that North East Lincolnshire Council holds the following
information on the table below
Year Number of Claims Claims still open Settled Damages Payments
2022 11 6 0 £0
2023 15 13 0 £0
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