Local Road Safety Advice

Concerns about speeding on local roads

Your local council is responsible for setting local speed limits. You can find out how to contact them here.

If you have concerns about someone speeding then you can report the incident to the police, phone 101 or report the incident online.

RoSPA has also produced an guide on Community speed complaints

Report an incident

If you witness dangerous driving, you can report a bad driver to the police. Call 999 if the dangerous driving is in progress and you think that the driver could cause serious injury to themselves or others. 

If you are reporting after the incident, phone 101 or report the incident online.

If you have footage of the incident on a dashcam, you can submit this footage, too. Operation SNAP allows members of the public to submits photo or video evidence relating to traffic offences. It operates throughout Wales and through certain police force areas in England. You can find out how to upload your evidence through a quick internet search or find your local police force here.

Information on crash data

When raising your concerns about a specific road, you might like to use any available collision data to make your case to the highway authority. 

Detailed sets of data by region, for example, are available from Department for Transport, Transport Scotland, and 
Welsh Government. 

Basic collision data for specific roads in the UK can be found using CrashMap. This tool provides basic collision information, including date, number of casualties by severity and number of vehicles involved.

Concerns about a lorry, bus company or driver

If you have concerns about a lorry, bus company or driver that includes things like:

• breaking drivers’ hours rules

• overloading vehicles

• using vehicles that are not safe to drive (unroadworthy)

• using emission cheat devices

• carrying dangerous or hazardous goods without permission

• scheduled bus services in England (outside London) and Wales departing late, early, or not turning up at all

You can report a lorry, bus or coach driver or the company running the vehicles (a ‘vehicle operator’) to DVSA if you think they’re breaking safety rules or conditions of their driving or operator licence.