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Scottish authorities 'paid £2 million pothole bill in five years'

The amount of money paid out in compensation claims to drivers in Scotland whose vehicles were damaged by potholes has been revealed.

According to figures from the BBC, some £2 million has been paid out by officials over the past five years due to the road problem.

It may be that the cost covered repairs, meaning that motorists did not have to claim on their car insurance policies when the damage was done.

And the news source added that an Audit Scotland report from last year stated that half of the roads in Scotland needed to be repaired.

"There's a clear need [and

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