Drainage cover sharp
Reported via mobile in the Kerb damage / issue category anonymously at 09:42, Friday 27 February 2026
Sent to Buckinghamshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 9009540.
A delivery vehicle caught the end of a drainage cover and had his tyre sliced open. He said it is the 4th time his company have had damage to there tyres because of this sharp edged cover. Please can you make this less sharp
Updates
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The report has been passed to the Highway Officer, who will carry out an inspection of the issue within 10 working days, emergency defects will be corrected or made safe at the time of the inspection, if reasonably practicable to do so. In this context, making safe may constitute displaying warning notices, coning‐off or fencing‐off to protect the public from the defect or other suitable action. If the inspection team cannot make safe the defect at the time of inspection, then they will instigate the relevant emergency call procedures to ensure appropriate resources are mobilised to make the defect safe.
There may also be occasions when the issue reported will not be repaired as it has been classified as a minor defect and does not pose any risk to either the safety or the integrity of the highway, these are called minimum recording levels as specified in our Highways Safety Inspection Policy.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 09:45, Friday 27 February 2026
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The customer has been contacted directly regarding this report.
Posted by Buckinghamshire Council at 23:08, Sunday 8 March 2026
This report is now closed to updates from the public. You can make a new report in the same location.
