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Reporting an offender

If you have details of someone who has caused a road spillage, you can report this to your local council.

When reporting an offender, provide as much information as possible, including:

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Who is responsible for clearing up a road spillage?

Your local council is responsible for clearing up road spillages. If an incident happens outside of usual office hours, your council's highways department may run an out-of-hours standby service to provide emergency cover. For further information, contact your local council.

Oil and diesel spillages may be potentially hazardous. For these and other substances of a hazardous nature, the local police and fire service may also be involved in the incident and road closures may be required.

Road spillages on motorways are very hazardous and should be reported to the Highways Agency information line.

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