Question follow-through · 12345
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on instructing external legal firms to defend claims relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes; and whether she plans to review the (a) cost-effect
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 23 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
23 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on instructing external legal firms to defend claims relating to vehicle damage caused by potholes; and whether she plans to review the (a) cost-effect
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department does not provide guidance to local authorities on this matter. Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 places a statutory duty on highway authorities to maintain public highways. Dealing with compensation claims due to defects such as potholes ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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