Stay aware: report problems on the road
Be careful of catching your front wheel in ruts in the road, drain covers and other risks. Potholes, debris and other problems on the road can be very dangerous to cyclists, and it’s important to report them to prevent accidents.
Reporting potholes
Transport for London are responsible for repairing the trunk routes in London (the major A roads). Other roads are the responsibility of local borough councils. A very small number of roads are private (or ‘unadopted’) - the local authority will be able to provide information.
If the road in question is a trunk road, you can contact Transport for London’s Street Faults Contact Centre on 0845 305 1234. For local authority contacts, please see the list of phonenumbers below.
For repairs outside of London, CTC runs a site where you can log potholes and they will notify the relevant authority: see their website Fill That Hole.
Borough/Agency Pothole Line:
Transport for London 0845 305 1234
Barking and Dagenham 020 8215 3005
Barnet 020 8359 4600
Bexley 020 8303 7777 x 5562
Brent 020 8937 5050
Bromley 020 8313 4621
Camden 020 7974 2015
City Corporation 020 7606 3030
Croydon 020 8726 6200
Ealing 020 8825 6000
Enfield 020 8379 2152
Greenwich 020 8921 6204
Hackney 020 8356 2898
Hammersmith & Fulham 020 8753 1100
Haringey 020 8489 1335
Harrow 020 8424 1418
Havering 01708 432563
Hillingdon 01895 250050
Hounslow 020 8583 5555
Islington 020 7527 2000
Kensington & Chelsea 020 7361 3001
Kingston upon Thames 020 8547 5978
Lambeth 020 7926 9000
Lewisham 020 8314 7171
Merton 020 8545 3133
Newham 020 8430 2000
Redbridge 020 8708 3946
Richmond upon Thames 020 8891 7083
Southwark 020 7525 2166/2167
Sutton 020 8770 6060
Tower Hamlets 020 7364 5000
Waltham Forest 020 8496 3000
Wandsworth 020 8871 6708
Westminster 020 7641 2000