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A pothole in Kent costing millions of pounds is the most expensive the UK has seen in more than a decade. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed it has cost £4.25million to fix the nuisance hole so far. The single pothole in Maidstone is the most costly Kent County Council (KCC) has had to fork out for, an investigation from the Mirror newspaper found. An FOI asking for the top ten payouts from 2010 to 2023 found KCC saw the most expensive combined payout at £4,902,618. This was followed by Essex County Council which saw £1,916,448.06. KCC also had to pay out £250,000 on another potho…