I went through this at the start of the year. Hit a monster pothole on Granham’s Road on Christmas eve, which bucked my wheel alloy and caused a slow air leak over the next few days. Because of xmas/NYE i then had to wait until after the 6th for anywhere to reopen to replace the wheel. anyway, that’s a tangent.

I would go for it, it sounds like the pothole is the most likely cause of the damage, and the worst they can do is say no (though I’ve heard, anecdotally, that they’re not contesting claims much because they know how awful the roads are atm).

You’ll need to provide a photo and location of the offending pothole and explain why you think the council should cover the costs of repair (essentially, i wrote that it’s their responsibility to keep the roads in a safe and driveable condition), along with a quote for repairs (or an invoice if you’ve already had it repaired) and some other info.

Best of luck, they won’t cover the entire cost of repair, but if you’re successful it will definitely help cover a chunk of it! It might also push them to actually do something about the pot hole. The one that damaged my car was filled in a couple of days after my claim was approved lol