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Potholes
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Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please can you disclose the following information:
1. The number of unfixed potholes currently recorded under the council authority (as of August 15, 2025)?
Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to provide a retrospective value for the status of pothole repairs on a past date. This is due to the design of the highways database used in Wokingham Borough. A download of pothole repairs was made on the day that the information request was received, 18 August 2025. On that date, there were 5 potholes recorded as not yet repaired in Wokingham Borough.
a) Could you provide the location of these unfixed potholes, i.e. what road they are located on: On 18 August 2025, the following Wokingham Borough roads were recorded as having potholes that were not yet repaired:
ORCHARD ROAD - HURST
BROOK STREET - TWYFORD
SILVERDALE ROAD - EARLEY
HEADLEY ROAD - WOODLEY
NEW BATH ROAD - CHARVIL
2. How much the council has spent on pothole repairs in the last three years. (Broken down by years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)
Wokingham Borough has spent the following amounts on pothole repairs in the last three financial years:
2022-23: £196,642
2023-24: £317,038
2024-25: £214,145
3. The number of claims that have been lodged against the council relating to damage caused by potholes in the last three years. (Broken down by years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)
a) How much the council paid out in compensation to successful claims. (Broken down by years 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25)
The council records claims by calendar year rather than by financial year. As such, we have provided data for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 calendar years.
In the calendar year 2022 a total of 31 claims were notified to the council’s insurance team and/or Public Liability insurers in respect of alleged “pothole” damage to motor vehicles. The total amount of compensation that has been paid is £4,572.12.
In the calendar year 2023 a total of 139 claims were notified to the council’s insurance team and/or Public Liability insurers in respect of alleged “pothole” damage to motor vehicles. The total amount of compensation that has been paid is £14,194.54.
In the calendar year 2024 a total of 81 claims were notified to the council’s insurance team and/or Public Liability insurers in respect of alleged “pothole” damage to motor vehicles. The total amount of compensation that has been paid is £9,112.84.
