Hertfordshire County Council Meeting 22nd March 2016
Question from Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst
“How many Failiure to Deliver Events have there been in the period of Ringway’s contract and what is the total amount of the financial penalties imposed as a result from December 2014 to date?”
Answer from Cllr Terry Douris, Executive Member for Highways
“Between 1st December 2014 until 31st January 2016 there were 1,263 Failure to Deliver Events (FDEs) recorded against Ringway, which resulted in a deduction of £315, 320”
Is this an acceptable performance? Even though money is recovered – when the council discovers an FDE, that is – the public still have unecessarily to put up with highway defects that should have been repaired and the damage they cause.