The councils compensating drivers most for pothole damage have been revealed – will yours get you cash back?
THERE'S nothing more frustrating than hitting a pothole and causing expensive damage that wasn't your fault.
The common assumption is the councils never pay out for damage on the roads the look after, but new data shows that isn't the case.
To do this, they sent out Freedom of Information requests to the councils of the 50 largest cities in the UK by population.
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The damage reported was due to things like overgrown plants, missing or damaged traffic signs, potholes, excessive oil or gravel and faded paint markings.
Of the 50 city councils asked, 38 replied, which Manchester coming out on top as giving the most compensation to drivers.
There were 181 successful claims in Manchester, with the council handing out just more than £1million to drivers.
In second place is Birmingham with 91 successful claims and nearly £54,000 dished out and in third is Brent council with 50 successful claims and just less than £53,000 in compensation.
The top five was seen out by Stoke-on-Trent and Swindon with 43 and 34 successful claims.
At the other end of the scale, Glasgow turned down the most claims, with a whopping 1240 unsuccessful bids.