Pothole recording and maintenance
50 items
1 source
Failures by highway inspectors to adequately record developing potholes and absence of paint markings, hindering timely repairs.
Cross-Source Insight
Pothole recording and maintenance has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
50 PFD reports
This theme has been identified in one data source. As more data is added, cross-references may emerge.
PFD Reports (50)
John Hickmott
Concerns: Numerous streetlights on a dangerous stretch of road were reported faulty but not repaired in a timely manner, severely reducing pedestrian visibility and contributing to fatal collisions.
Response: Milton Keynes City Council has reiterated contractual requirements for streetlight repairs, introduced 10% sample check inspections and comprehensive reporting, and implemented a Road Safety Assessment for larger outages. They also …
Responded
Ayan Sediqi
Concerns: Dangerous road conditions, including ungritted ice and flowing water, were not addressed despite public reports. The existing reporting systems for road faults were unclear and disparate, leading to a failure to act on these critical safety concerns.
Response: Lincolnshire County Council has a dedicated communication and engagement plan for 2026 to increase public awareness of how to report immediate road dangers. This includes collaborating with partners, increasing social …
Response: Lincolnshire Police will work with National Highways to promote their 24/7 Customer Contact Centre number through public-facing materials, community engagement, and digital communications to improve public awareness of how to …
Response: National Highways reiterates existing guidance for reporting emergencies (999) and states its Customer Contact Centre also directs callers to 999 for urgent matters. They have several actions planned, including establishing …
Responded
David Walsh
Concerns: Delayed reporting of road traffic collisions by Police to the Highways Department (annual review vs. immediate) prevents timely identification and intervention for highway safety improvements.
Responded
Moira Farnell
Concerns: The council failed to address a known hazard, a broken pavement, despite prior notification, contributing to a fatality.
Responded
Scott Punshon
Concerns: A fatal accident investigation identified critical safety issues with road markings, signage, and lighting that required urgent attention from the council's technical services.
Responded
Colin McCallum
Concerns: Unmanaged risk of flooding and standing water on a specific road stretch has led to multiple incidents of vehicles losing control, posing a continued risk of future deaths.
Responded
John Bass
Concerns: Inadequate guidance for highway inspectors on vegetation encroachment on pavements and infrequent inspections of busy footpaths pose an ongoing risk to public safety.
Responded
Natalie Mountford
Concerns: A known accident black spot, exacerbated by uninvestigated water sources on the road, alongside Wessex Water's failure to log and act on reported leaks, poses a significant ongoing risk of icy road conditions.
Responded
Joanne Constable
Concerns: The local authority lacks systems to record, track, and confirm action on highway complaints and defects, meaning reported hazards may not be remedied and posing a clear risk of future fatal road incidents.
Responded
John Thomas
Concerns: Known highway defects, including surface water and flooding, were not remedied by the local authority, posing a clear risk of future fatal road incidents.
Responded
Jane Bennett
Concerns: Mould in council-owned properties, including the deceased's, poses a risk to tenant health, requiring urgent inspection and action to minimize exposure.
Responded
Harry Colledge
Concerns: Highway operatives lack specific training to identify road defects hazardous to cyclists. Additionally, a road's natural geological movement causes defects that current inspections may not adequately identify, posing risks to all road users.
Responded
Elsie Murphy
Concerns: A persistent puddle at a specific location, caused by an ineffective drain, creates an ongoing slipping hazard that has led to previous accidents and risks future falls if not remedied.
Responded
Benjamin Teague
Concerns: The A5 road between Pottersbury and Paulesbury is in a very poor state with potholes, posing a highway safety risk that requires urgent attention and repair from National Highways.
Responded
Mervyn Holbrook
Concerns: A worn-down kerb, mistaken for an official crossing, enabled a mobility scooter user to enter the carriageway unsafely. Highways dismissed the defect as not meeting repair levels, despite the clear hazard it poses to vulnerable road users.
Overdue
Adam Simms
Concerns: Blocked drainage gullies were missed during inspections, causing significant standing water on the carriageway. The unexplained accumulation of water indicates an ongoing highway safety risk.
Responded
Charles Stringer
Concerns: The council demonstrated a lack of reflection and action on pothole management, with insufficient information for inspectors, mechanistic risk assessments, poor communication, and slow repairs.
Overdue
Ryan Taylor
Concerns: Inadequate road drainage at a specific location causes dangerous surface water accumulation during heavy rainfall, leading to aquaplaning incidents that could be prevented by feasible improvements.
Responded
Ryan Taylor
Concerns: Converging surface water on the A390, exacerbated by heavy rainfall, creates a significant aquaplaning risk. Feasible drainage improvements have not yet been implemented despite a previous incident.
Responded
Gary Sloan
Concerns: A specific section of the A690 has a high incidence of collisions, including two fatal incidents at the same location, necessitating a review of safety restrictions and drainage.
Responded
Costel Stancu
Concerns: The lack of lighting on a section of the motorway is an ongoing risk, having contributed to collisions, and its safety implications were not reassessed during the 'smart motorway' conversion.
Responded
Jason Imi
Concerns: The absence of a footpath and street lighting near a hotel entrance on a main road forces pedestrians to cross in darkness with poor visibility, creating a significant risk of collision.
Responded
Barbara Henderson
Concerns: Road inspections conducted at speed failed to identify a critical drain problem, indicating an inadequate inspection process that needs urgent review.
Responded
Ahmed Motala
Concerns: The poor condition of the cycle lane forces cyclists into traffic, creating a dangerous situation and risking future lives if not repaired.
Responded
Richard Phillips
Concerns: A known problem of water running and freezing on a road descent created hazardous icy conditions, contributing to a fatal collision and highlighting unresolved road safety issues.
Responded
Freda Mason
Concerns: The council's reactive bus shelter maintenance system, relying only on public complaints, lacks a proactive inspection regime, leading to delays in identifying and repairing safety issues.
Responded
Paul Fairey
Concerns: Obscured street lighting, faded road markings, and an ineffective speed cushion created hazardous road conditions, compromising pedestrian and motorist safety.
Responded
Jacqueline Valvona
Concerns: A busy A3054 lacks safe pedestrian crossing points, especially for elderly individuals with mobility issues, forcing them to cross dangerously. This hazardous situation has resulted in multiple accidents and near-misses.
Responded
Joshua Edwards
Concerns: Ambulance response was delayed by public event road closures and unclear authority for crews to cross them. Event organizers need to brief staff and public on emergency vehicle priority.
Responded
Nana Boateng
Concerns: Significantly worn road markings and non-functional cat's eyes on a sharp bend create a hazard, potentially causing drivers to lose positional awareness and cross onto the opposite side of the highway.
Responded
Darren Trewin
Concerns: A partially blocked road drain caused water to cascade across the carriageway, and inadequate safety barriers failed to prevent a vehicle from leaving the road where the ground dropped steeply.
Responded
Darryl Souza
Concerns: Compromised visibility at a crossroads junction, despite existing signage, necessitates urgent improvements like renewed signs, rumble strips, and "Stop" signs, but these lack an implementation timeframe.
Responded
Katherine Vanloo
Concerns: There was a severe 7-month delay in pothole repair, exacerbated by the County Council's lack of a system to track works orders or audit completion and quality, leading to the wrong repair being performed.
Responded
Roger Hamer
Concerns: Inadequate highway inspection practices failed to document carriageway deterioration, and a proposed new management procedure risks increasing deaths, particularly for cyclists, by raising the threshold for defect investigation and repair.
Responded
Cameron Chadwick
Concerns: A pothole exceeding the minimum depth for repair was present in the carriageway, contributing to a fatal accident.
Responded
Philip Evanson
Concerns: Road markings on the A49 Tarporley Road, specifically the ghost island, lane dividers, and right turn arrows, are significantly worn and indistinct, posing a safety risk.
Overdue
Vichal Tonpradit
Concerns: A raised section of tarmac separating a motorway slip road from the main carriageway caused a motorcyclist to fall, leading to fatal injuries.
Responded
Colin Wellings
Concerns: Current legislation exempts older, powerful vehicles from essential safety requirements like helmets or seatbelts, posing significant risks to riders and other road users.
Responded
Charles Pitcher
Concerns: The bridge barrier is too easy to bypass, leading to multiple suicides, and current safety measures are inadequate compared to other significant bridges.
Overdue
Harold Davies
Concerns: A junction has a history of multiple fatalities, but proposed remedial safety works lack funding and commencement dates. There are also concerns about the national speed limit on the approach and insufficient warning signs.
Responded
Lee Nauman
Concerns: The road surface had a crumbling edge, pothole, and debris, which may have contributed to a loss of control. Review and remedial action on these road conditions are needed.
Responded
Jan Bodnar
Concerns: Dangerous plant growth on a central reservation severely restricted driver visibility at a junction, requiring regular maintenance and review of similar junctions.
Responded
John Clarke
Concerns: The City Council's highway inspection system and asset database were ineffective, failing to identify a missing road sign and defective lighting for years, significantly hindering remedial action and posing a risk to road safety.
Pending
Nicholas Stocks
Concerns: Police failed to fully report road traffic collision concerns to the council, and there are inadequate systems for risk assessment and urgent communication of needed repairs to damaged road signs and markings.
Overdue
Tracey Rooke
Concerns: Identified road signage issues, including location and condition, were not addressed by the Highways Authority, which delayed action until a Coroner's report was issued, despite earlier recommendations.
Overdue
Joanna Greensmith
Concerns: Road safety was compromised by a failure to treat the surface according to adverse weather plans and by the Route Steward not reporting hazardous running water across the carriageway.
Overdue
Sukbir Singh Rana & Mandip Singh
Concerns: The appropriateness of a 60 MPH speed limit on a bending country lane with limited lighting is questioned, as the maximum theoretical safe speed for the bend is also 60 MPH.
Overdue
Gavin Roberts
Concerns: The current 60mph speed limit for a specific bend is too high, and warning signs are inadequate, particularly as the limit increases on approach, contributing to repeated incidents.
Overdue
William McCourt
Concerns: Local residents' reports of flooding were not recorded or acted upon, and maintenance staff failed to correctly identify land ownership, leading to significant delays in addressing a safety hazard.
Response: North Yorkshire County Council has provided training to minimize human error in logging inquiries and has given clearer direction to staff for taking more detailed notes regarding site visits. Further …
Pending
Jennifer Dyer
Concerns: East Sussex's pothole categorisation system is flawed, as a "low risk" pothole led to a fatality, indicating the need for a significant review of risk assessment criteria.
Responded