Potholes reported each year from 2020 to present

1. The number of potholes reported each year from 2020 to present.

2. The number of potholes repaired each year from 2020 to present.

3. The total amount spent on pothole repairs each year during this period.

4. The number of requests for compensation for damage made to cars each year from 2020 to present.

5. The total paid out each year during this period for damage caused by potholes.

Please provide the data broken down by year and, if available, by city/town.

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) . I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.  

1. Please see attached table.

2. * Please see attached table

3. LCC do not record the cost of individual pothole repairs. LCC follows a risk-based approach to pothole repairs as set out in our Highways Asset Management Strategy which requires repairs to be carried out at differing response times depending on the risk to the public. 

Each of these repair times has a separate price and the number of repairs in each category can vary greatly. It is not possible to give exact expenditure as LCC operates a complete reactive service and costs are not separated into carriageway pothole repairs only. 

4-5. 

 *Please note that these are the number of pothole repairs captured within our Asset  Management System for potholes reported and delivered in response to an enquiry from a  member of the public or from an inspection by an LCC officer on a one to one basis. The actual  number of potholes repaired will be higher than this figure as surfacing patches and larger  surfacing schemes will also deal with pothole repairs but this data is not captured on a one to  one basis.

Should you require the attachment mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided.