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Last Updated: Thursday, 27 March 2008, 11:45 GMT
Road defects compensation figures
BBC Scotland asked each of Scotland's 32 local authorities how much they had paid out to the public in compensation due to claims arising from road defects, such as potholes, in the past five years.

In some cases, the amounts included sums paid out for trips and falls, as well as damage to vehicles.

Compensation pay-outs: 2001/2002 - 2006/2007
Local authority Amount paid (�s)
Aberdeen 196,580.80
Aberdeenshire 30,340
Angus 7,401.91
Argyll and Bute 55,550
Clackmannanshire 1,935.04
Dumfries and Galloway 23,325.12
Dundee 22,131
East Ayrshire 9,073.92
East Dunbartonshire 33,479.08
East Lothian 25,539.27
East Renfrewshire 4,270.14
Edinburgh 637,947
Falkirk 22,000
Fife 9,409
Glasgow City 187,124.57
Highland 106,575
Inverclyde 14,415
Midlothian 13,499.44
Moray 21,115.53
North Ayrshire 12,360.06
North Lanarkshire 101,221
Orkney 55
Perth and Kinross 792.99
Renfrewshire 126,469
Scottish Borders 25,362.61
Shetland 0
South Ayrshire 19,009.63
South Lanarkshire 127,552.99
Stirling 59,091
West Dunbartonshire 2,622.08
West Lothian 16,955
Western Isles 5,126.28
TOTAL 1,918,329.47
Source: Figures provided by local authorities



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27 Mar 08 |  Scotland



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