Freedom of information response

Compensation Pay Outs

Publication date: 
Thursday 21 March 2024
Request: 

The top 10 most expensive compensation pay outs related to a pothole incident for the roads you cover (this could be car damage, personal injury etc.). So can I have where and when they took place, and how much was paid out please. Can I have this from 2010 to present.

Response: 

Top 10 highest compensation payments for Public Liability Claims with a cause description of Potholes – Carriageway:

Incident Year*

Location

Postcode

Amount of Compensation Paid**

2012

South Ockendon

RM15

£1,299.00

2013

South Ockendon

RM15

£918.67

2013

Orsett

RM16

£657.69

2013

Stanford Le Hope

SS17

£650.00

2013

Stanford Le Hope

SS17

£637.99

2015

Langdon Hill

SS16

£545.42

2015

Aveley

RM15

£494.74

2016

Bulphan

RM14

£6,000.00

2016

Grays

RM17

£5,915.68

2018

South Ockendon

RM15

£608.40

*Please note claims with an accident date prior to 01/04/2012 have not been included in the response due to cause descriptions not being broken down by the exact cause.

**Please note payments shown are compensation payments only and does not include any legal costs or any other costs associated with the claim

Request reference:
FOI 13548