‘Ludicrous’ council forks out £2k fighting motorist’s £190 pothole claim

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‘Ludicrous' council forks out £2k fighting motorist's £190 pothole claim.

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A council has spent over £2,000 fighting a driver's claim for pothole damage - which was only for £190.Victoria Broadbent, 44, hit a pothole in the Gloucestershire town of Cirencester in May 2023, blowing out the tyre on her car she shares with her husband, Richard, 54.The couple put in their compensation claim for the damage to Gloucestershire County Council, which resulted in a 15-month legal battle.The claim was settled just two days before it was set to go court, but Mr Broadbent wanted to learn how much the legal fees cost the council.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He submitted a freedom of information request only to discover it cost £2,139 - over ten times the value of the original claim.Initially, the authority turned down the request for compensation, citing Section 58 of the Highways Act as a defence.The council argued it is not responsible for damage caused by a pothole if it can prove it regularly maintained and inspected the road, and was unaware it needed to be...

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