130 pothole damage claims in last 3 years

The Department of Infrastructure's had more than 130 claims for pothole damage to vehicles in the last three years, it's been revealed.

A Freedom of Information request asked how many potholes had been reported to the DOI each year since 2018, and how many had been repaired.

But the request also wanted the number of damage claims made against the department in the past three years.

In its response, the DOI said it had received 53 claims in 2018, 35 last year and 45 so far in 2020.