Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many claims have been successful for vehicles that have been damaged by potholes in the last year.
Answered by Lilian Greenwood
On England’s Strategic Road Network, compensation claims of this sort are a matter for National Highways, and their website provides further details of how claims are dealt with. Between 1 January and 31 December 2024, National Highways received 1552 claims for vehicle damage due to potholes, of which 717 (or 46%) have been successful.
On local roads, compensation claims of this sort are a matter for the relevant local highway authority and the Department does not collect data on it.
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