Fixmystreet wins

[PeteXXX]

I'm a quite regular contributer to
~~ Fixmystreet ~~

Several 'wins' over the years getting potholes, dangerous trees & shrubbery sorted.

My recent 'win' is sorting (well, almost sorted) out one of my local Dog Poo bin's..

Before:

After:

It's still not attached to the post, but at least there's not 💩 💩 overflowing!

😎

 

[johnblack]

I logged a pothole in between Kislingbury and Rothersthorpe that had two of my wifes tyres out, fixed within two weeks, now just waiting (not expecting) to see if they pay the insurance claim we've put in with them.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

But why, oh why, does someone who sees the bin full not take the bag home, or to the next bin?

 

[PeteXXX]

But why, oh why, does someone who sees the bin full not take the bag home, or to the next bin?

A good question.. There are other bin's about 100 yards away, too!

 

[cyberknight]

Blooming useless around here been reporting stuff for years and the only way I get stuff done is to nuke from orbit with my local MP

 

[MontyVeda]

But why, oh why, does someone who sees the bin full not take the bag home, or to the next bin?

because many dog owners are lazy?

When i was younger the norm was to just leave it where the pooch had done it.

 

[T4tomo]

because many dog owners are lazy?

When i was younger the norm was to just leave it where the pooch had done it.

and why do they hang a plastic bag on a tree in the middle of the country side? If its on the path flick it into the long grass with a stick if you cant be bothered to carry it home / to bin.

 

[Alex321]

Never seen this site before. Looks useful. I shall certainly be reporting potholes and other issues in future.

 

[PeteXXX]

Never seen this site before. Looks useful. I shall certainly be reporting potholes and other issues in future.

You can report just about anything in an area.. Dumped cars or rubbish, damaged infrastructure etc and it gets to the correct council department.
You don't have to register (you can if you want but it's not compulsory) but have to provide an email to confirm your report.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have used it several times successfully

However, I find that often things get done faster it I communicate directly with the relevant local authority

I have worked out how do do this with the 2 local ones that I normally ride through and they do seem to react pretty quickly - funny that every one seems to have a different system

There is also a problem soemtimes that you do not necessarily know which area you are in - which is where fixmystreet comes in really useful!

 

[PeteXXX]

@ebikeerwidnes Yes,the borders between authorities can be hard to determine.. The overflowing Poo Bin I reported is up a public path 100 yards from the nearest road with Daventry responsibility but about 1 yard from Northampton border so it gets missed/ignored by both, it seems.

 

[annedonnelly]

I've used it a lot - usually with good results. Obviously for people with smartphones (not me) it's handy to use the app & send a photo of whatever you're reporting.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

@PeteXXX you should have suggested a bigger bin, that one is obviously not enough for the area.

 

[PeteXXX]

@PeteXXX you should have suggested a bigger bin, that one is obviously not enough for the area.

They appear to be a standard size.. 👍

 

[gbb]

I used to use it regularly but seem to use the local councils flytipping report page more often than not nowadays.