Reporting Dangerous Road Conditions

itboffin

I know you can report potholes to your local council directly or use the CTC http://www.fillthathole.org.uk/ but who can you report things like excessive mud, fallen branches etc. but the worst of all are heating oil spills.

I accept that living in the countryside we have some shocking roads but generally farmers will clear deep mud & muck however the local heating oil companies have these mini fuel tankers that have a hose fitted off the back, the trouble is as they drive around from house to house and village to village they often leave either a continuous river of oil or regular large spots.

This time of year its usually wet and dark for both of my commutes, as if that's not bad enough I now have to descend in the dark trying to find a clean oil free line.

There's a few different companies around so its difficult to know if it's one or all responsible, who can you report this to?

veronese68

I once called the police non emergency number to report a diesel spill, they said if it was serious to dial 999.

Kieran_Burns

You're meant to report it to the County Council from what I recall.

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/parkingtran ... ort-Anchor

itboffin

Ta i'll give it a try but they are barely B roads and getting anyone to actually care even if it is more than 10 miles of oil marks.

I have reported a major spill on the main A road, right on a dangerous fast bend and sure enough they came out within hours and cleaned up the road, I suspect if a motorist had a serious accident after it had already been reported they'd be hell to pay.

veronese68

Yes, calling 999 is more for the latter. This was a lot of diesel on a roundabout where the A312 and A316 meet. I was riding a motorbike and luckily noticed the smell of diesel. I took it very slow and made sure I avoided the pretty rainblows in the road.

goonersi

Unless it warrants a call to the police, report it to the county council highways or roads maintenance team. There is usually a "report it" section on most council website front pages to report road hazards.

Koncordski

goonersi wrote:

Unless it warrants a call to the police, report it to the county council highways or roads maintenance team. There is usually a "report it" section on most council website front pages to report road hazards.

Taxis mainly. :roll:

Initialised

If it is routine spillage of flammable, and toxic or hazardous liquids then DEFRA and the Environment Agency may be interested in the companies' storage and transport compliance.