Drivers are claiming compensation for damage caused by Edinburgh potholes at a rate of more than one a day, it has emerged.
Figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws show the city council received 389 recorded claims in 2019 - the last full year for which figures are available.
And although not all claims are settled by the authority, figures also reveal taxpayers forked out £6,873.90 in 2019.
There were 205 claims up until the end of September last year - with £3,691.38 paid out.
Edinburgh Live reported in July how a road likened by locals to the surface of the moon has taken gold as the capital’s worst pothole-affected street.
Long Dalmahoy Road has seized the top of the road defect league table for 2021 as the location visited most often by local authority resurfacing teams.
The five-mile stretch between Kirknewton, West Lothian and the Heriot Watt University campus leapt up from third in 2020 after one resident described the surface as being ‘full of craters’.
Nearby Ravelrig Road also earned a podium finish in third, with Ravelston’s Blinkbonny Road taking silver in second.
Data revealed by freedom of information (FOI) legislation uncovered the ten streets in which road surface issues had to be fixed most often in the first six months of 2021.
According to City of Edinburgh council records, the local authority spent more than £428,000 filling in cracks to the Capital’s roads between January 1 and May 31 this year.
Roads teams have reportedly fixed 16,653 defects in that period - with an average of £25.70 shelled out on each repair.
Bankhead Crossway North, in Sighthill, placed fourth, while Currie’s Lanark Road West completed the top five.
Transport and Environment Convener Councillor Lesley Macinnes said: “Our roads team work extremely hard to make sure our roads are safe and usable by pedestrians, cyclists and drivers and as a result the vast majority of defects are made safe as quickly as possible.
“Of course we appreciate the frustration road defects like potholes can cause. Unfortunately, like cities across the country, extreme weather has had a severe impact on our road surfaces, in addition to the challenges of the pandemic on our services.
“This year we’ll be investing £14m, including an extra £4m approved as part of the city’s 2021/22 budget, in significant improvement and resurfacing projects. We also received an additional £2m for patching and repair works, helping us to keep our streets safe.”
