Report a Fault

To report road defects such as potholes, flooding, faulty street lights, signs etc. or damage to a road structure you can simply fill in our on-line form and the report will be processed the next working day.

Please give as accurate a description of the location as possible and in the case of street lights, the unit number which is normally found on the front of the lighting column e.g. R1 (black letters on a white painted disc).

The Related links on this page titled,
Report a Pothole,
Report a Street Lighting or Traffic Lighting Fault,
Report a Roads or Footpaths Fault,
will take you to our on-line fault reporting.

Trunk Roads (A8 & A78)

Inverclyde Council have no contractual responsibilities for the following Trunk Roads:

A8 from Inverclyde Boundary at Port Glasgow to Bullring Roundabout, Greenock.

A78 from Inverclyde Boundary at Wemyss Bay to Bullring Roundabout, Greenock.

These routes are the responsibility of the Scottish Government’s Agency, Transport Scotland, who have contracted with Amey for the management and maintenance of these trunk roads.

To report a fault with the carriageway, signs or lighting on a trunk road, they can be contacted on 0800 042 0188.

Alternatively, follow the External link on this page titled, Report a Trunk Road Fault, to report an issue to them.