{"id":97898,"date":"2025-06-18T16:20:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T15:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=97898"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T10:59:34","slug":"council-pothole-payouts-double-as-cardiffs-roads-worsen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2025\/06\/18\/council-pothole-payouts-double-as-cardiffs-roads-worsen\/","title":{"rendered":"Council pothole payouts double as Cardiff&#8217;s roads worsen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compensation<strong> and reports of damage are on the rise<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>DRIVERS are being paid record amounts in compensation by Cardiff Council as the state of the city\u2019s roads worsens, an FOI request has revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of March 12,  Cardiff Council had paid out \u00a310,045 in this financial year due to compensate for pothole damage to cars. This doubles the figure for the 2022\/23 financial year (\u00a35,093) and is \u00a31,500 more than the total paid out in the three previous years combined (\u00a38,662).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-1024x336.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-1024x336.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-770x253.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-293x96.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16.png 1238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-1024x336.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-1024x336.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-770x253.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16-293x96.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.33.16.png 1238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes alongside a long-term rise in the number of potholes being reported across the city.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DDwrhWnIx92\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combined 8,613 reports in 2023 and 2024 almost doubles the 4,489 recorded in 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this could be a result of greater awareness of the issue, the state of some of Cardiff\u2019s roads have deteriorated significantly, according to residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a mess and it\u2019s dangerous,\u201d said Fairwater resident, Rahim Mustafa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI cycle most of the time and I have to swerve into the road at short notice. I have no idea if a car is right behind me or over taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cars could kill, or the potholes could blow your tyre out and kill you as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-12.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Stretch of road close to Cardiff Coach Station has been recently repaired. <\/strong>Credit: Rahim Mustafa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Mustafa, who has been active on social media about the issue, highlighted Westgate Street in the city centre as a particular problem area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWestgate Street is pretty much sinkhole level because of the buses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe road is home to a 5-star hotel and is seen by thousands of visitors. They need to fill the potholes in as soon as possible and reinforce the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-770x578.jpg 770w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-13-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Damaged road on Westgate Street.<\/strong> Credit: Haris Armstrong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the rise in reports and compensation payments, Cardiff Council has fixed considerably more potholes than they have been informed about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023 and 2024, over 40,000 potholes were repaired across the city, almost five times more than were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-1024x376.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-1024x376.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-300x110.png 300w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-770x283.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51-293x108.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-at-18.35.51.png 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Cardiff Council spokesperson said: \u201cCardiff Council inspects the highway network in line with current legislation -The Code of Practice for Highway Maintenance Management and the requirements of the Highways Act 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe council uses the resources available to best effect by carrying out a variety of roadworks across the highway network including reconstruction, resurfacing, surface patching and treatments as well as temporary repairs to potholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRecently the Welsh Government has awarded Cardiff an additional \u00a310m to re-surface roads which the Council will be spending over &nbsp;the next 5 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPotholes may be repaired temporarily until a long-term solution can be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe number of claims for damage caused by potholes in Cardiff has increased, but the value of the compensation is still relatively low for a city of Cardiff\u2019s size. Legitimate compensations claims are settled by the local authority and any claims which are deemed to be fraudulent are investigated with a view of taking the matter to court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Newport Road is particularly bad<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>But the issue is still having a big effect on residents and some areas are worse hit than others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistically, Newport Road, which connects the city centre to Cardiff\u2019s eastern suburbs, is the worst affected street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been the subject of 304 separate reports over the past five years, more than any other road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe situation can be quite bad around here,\u201d said Chris Stevens, 47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an issue for years, but I guess it\u2019s a nationwide thing. I damaged my wheel a few years back but just paid to get it repaired, \u00a3300 all in all\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This data also coincides with Welsh Labour\u2019s commitment to repairing and preventing potholes across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, Welsh Transport secretary Ken Skates said: \u201cIt is crucial that we fix our roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to be announcing a further \u00a325m of funding to help support a comprehensive refurbishment programme to improve the future resilience of our strategic roads network and prevent potholes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DRIVERS are being paid record amounts in compensation by Cardiff Council as the state of the city\u2019s roads worsens, an FOI request has revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1050,"featured_media":97908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92,2,3,212],"tags":[557,52,1344,1101],"coauthors":[8797],"class_list":["post-97898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","category-featured","category-news","category-roath","tag-cardiff-city-centre","tag-cardiff-council","tag-newport-road","tag-potholes"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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