Road and lighting faults

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Responsibilities for the repair of road and street lighting faults are shared between the Council and Amey Highways. Details of each organisation's responsibilities are explained below. To report road defects such as potholes or faulty street lights, you can telephone us or use our online fault reporting form with details of the location of the fault, and in the case of street lights, the reference number on the side of the lighting column.

Areas of responsibility

Renfrewshire Council is not responsible for trunk roads or motorways in the Renfrewshire area. These are the responsibility of Amey Highways, a private contractor employed by the Scottish Government. Routes mainitained by Amey are the M8, M898, the A898, (Erskine Bridge), the A737 and the A8 from M8 junction 31 West Ferry to the Inverclyde boundary. Faults and damage on these roads should be notified to Amey through their online defect reporting form or reported by phone: 0800 028 1414

For all other road and street lighting faults within Renfrewshire please call our Contact Centre on 0141 842 4466 between 8.00 am and 8.00 pm Monday to Friday or use our online reporting form.

This form can also be used to report other related faults, including:

• bus shelter / bus stop faults
• road signs and street name plate faults
• flooding
• illuminated bollard faults

To report faults, you can also call or write to:

Planning and Transport
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1LL