Who to call in event of bad diesel on the road?

Out working the other day in Welwyn Garden City and there was a long stretch of road including roundabouts with lots of diesel on it. Although it was either side of a petrol station I don't think it was down to them but I did speak to a biker who worked there to warn him and try and get him to call someone.

Who can or should I call in future for things like this? I didn't want to 999 it as I think it would've gone nowhere. Is there a nationwide traffic police number readily available to call?

I'm pretty sure the local council is responsible for the condition of the roads. What they'd do about it though I don't know. If it's a persitent problem with one particular garage to could try asking this lot to put some pressure on them to remind their customers not to overfill and properly secure their filler caps - linky.

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You can use 999 to report diesel spills, despite alot of people being calm about diesel it is classed as a very serious issue, I'm sure the police are supposed to come or arrange for the council to come and sort the issue within an hour.

There was a report in a magazine about it, the magazine reported diesel and waited to see how quick the response was in different areas. Its was defo a 999 job though, your not wasting anyones times, your stopping an artic sliding off the road or a bike falling under the wheels of a car.

I know the police do get involved in cleaning up oil spils on major roads so I would imagine they would get invlolved in diesel too if it was serious enough. Might be worth giving them a call anyway, as its in london they might have some camera pics of who has spilt the fuel in the first place.

Normally JESUS CHRIST just after you have hit it.

In some areas you can dial 101, and it puts you through to a call centre where they deal with almost anything which is not a 999 call but you want checked out. E.g some drunk smashing up cars, nuisance stuff really, but it seems to be good in that they always put you through to the right people and it seems to get things sorted. I don't think all areas have it, If you call from a landline it will automatically put you through to the right call centre.

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Normally JESUS CHRIST just after you have hit it.

lmao!

Apart from the obvious dangers to bikers and other road users, diesel is also a marine pollutant so you could probably involve the enviroment agency as well.

I think it's the council which is Welyn Harfield Council, Roads & Highways division.

Council Offices
The Campus,
Welwyn Garden City,
Herts AL8 6AE.
General Enquiries:
Tel: 01707 357000

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Since around here it's always from the bus park and ride, I phone them, they're faster than the council- they've got their own cleanup people. You can even tell what bus it is by following the rainbow

(reminds me of a pointless story... Years back, just after I did my CBT, my mate Brendan binned his Vespa on a big diesel spill. He phoned the council, but since he had a tin of undercoat spray paint in his bag he also sprayed "DIESEL!" on the road just before the corner it was on. The next day he rode by to find the diesel spill still there and the council burning off the warning)