Highways Defects Reporting Procedures

31st of March, 2026

To report Highways issues, please contact Lancashire County Council via their website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/report-it/ <https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/report-it/> or use the 'Love Clean Streets App' which can be downloaded onto mobile devices such as phones and tablets. For more information on the 'Love Clean Streets' app, please visit the website: https://lovecleanstreets.info/report <https://lovecleanstreets.info/report> The following Highways issues can be reported via these services:

* Potholes

* Street lights

* Traffic lights

* Damaged signs

* Flooding or blocked drains

* Vegetation and trees (Grass verge cutting, hedge pruning, tree maintenance and tree removal)

* Damaged bus stop/shelter

* Collapsed road

* Missing manhole cover

* Diesel/oil spillage

* Road cleaning

* Road marking

* Obstruction on the road

* Tripping hazard

* Bollards

* Public Rights of Ways (such as footpaths and byways)

* Gritting

You can also call Lancashire County Council Highways Department on : 0300 123 6780

Speeding Vehicles

For any isolated but dangerous incidents of speeding, please contact the Police on their non-emergency number: 101

Speeding incidents need to be reported to the Lancashire Constabulary Road Safety Partnership via their website: