Councils across Scotland have paid out £4.59m over the past decade to drivers who have complained about cars being damaged by potholes, though not all authorities have published complete data.
According to the Press and Journal today, Aberdeenshire Council has paid out almost £200,000 in that time. In Aberdeen, the figure is nearly £100,000.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Government has handed all 32 councils in Scotland a total of £10m to help with road repair bills – Aberdeenshire is receiving £820,000.
Aberdeenshire Council’s head of roads Philip McKay commented that the council consistently ranks within the top five of all 32 local authorities in the annual Road Maintenance Condition Survey.
“However, it is fact that potholes can appear at any time on any standard of road. All of Aberdeenshire’s roads are inspected on a regular basis in line with national standards, but potholes do appear between inspections.
“If members of the public make the council aware of a road defect we will arrange for it to be attended to and made safe or repaired. The best way to notify the council of road defects is online at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/faults or by phone on 08456 08 12 05.
“The authority’s independent insurance representatives deal with all pothole related insurance claims and each case is dealt with on an individual basis. However, claims are unlikely to be successful if clear evidence of a road defect is not subsequently identified, or if the council was not aware of the defect prior to the incident.”
Aberdeenshire Council doing their best to get out of it again Don’t tell me they are not aware of the potholes that are around . some for quite a long time.