Report road or street light issues


Report a pothole, footpath defect, issues with street lights, gullies, trees, road markings, untidy verges and more.

Trunk roads

Trunk roads (A90, A96 and A92 from Stonehaven Junction to Charleston Junction) are maintained by Amey. You can report an issue with a trunk road on the Amey website.

Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route

AWPR – A90 from Stonehaven roundabout to Ellon South roundabout and A956 from Charleston to Cleanhill roundabout are maintained by Aberdeen Roads Limited. You can report an issue with AWPR on the Aberdeen Roads Limited website.

Which roads we maintain

We repair and maintain all public roads in Aberdeenshire.

Issues you can report

You can report issues with the following to us:

  • Flooding, gully and drainage
  • Manhole covers
  • Mud on road
  • Potholes and surface
  • Road signs and markings
  • Slabs and kerbs
  • Spillages
  • Street and road lights, traffic lights
  • Trees, vegetation and verges
  • Winter maintenance 

Report emergency faults

Please report the fault by phone if the issue is an immediate threat to safety. For example:

  • Defects or issues that pose an immediate risk to public safety
  • Carriageway defects on A roads that are greater than 100mm deep and 400mm wide
  • Footway defects on narrow distributor footways that are greater than 20mm deep and 75mm wide
  • Overhead cables fallen across the highway
  • Structure collapse, for example bridge, culvert, wall, fences, scaffold, hoarding
  • Fallen tree or branch blocking part or all the road or path
  • Missing ironworks, for example manholes and gully grills
  • Damaged pedestrian guardrails likely to cause injury
  • Extensive flooding resulting in road being impassable
  • Traffic signalled junctions or crossing, all lights out, damaged street lights, traffic signals, lit bollards and lit signs where wires are exposed

Report non-emergency faults

If the fault is non-dangerous, then please continue to report the issue using our online reporting from. Please don't use the form to report emergencies.

Report a road fault

Report a lighting fault