Straight answers to practical questions about driving, travelling, parking and getting around Northern Ireland.
Yes. DfI Roads has an online service for reporting roadworks issues, including faults with temporary traffic lights.
Make the scene as safe as you reasonably can, avoid creating another collision and call the emergency services when needed.
Give the exact location, the direction of travel where relevant and the number of vehicles involved, along with any immediate dangers or injuries.
Call 999 or 112 for the emergency services when urgent help is needed after a road collision.
DfI Roads may not be responsible; a private road or footway can instead be the responsibility of a developer or private street owner.
DfI Roads is responsible for maintenance and repair of publicly maintained roads and footways in Northern Ireland.
DfI Roads accepts online reports for many problems including potholes, drainage faults, road signs, roadworks, street lights, traffic lights and obstructions.
Do not touch damaged electrical equipment; if there is a serious threat to life or safety, contact DfI Roads urgently by phone.
You can report a street-light fault on a public road or street online to DfI Roads.
Yes. DfI Roads provides an online fault-tracking service after you report a traffic-light problem.
Use the DfI Roads roadworks issue service and state that the problem is a fault with temporary traffic lights.
Report a permanent traffic-light fault online to DfI Roads through nidirect.
You can make a roads-related compensation claim, but payment is not automatic and depends on the facts of the case.
Yes. DfI Roads provides an online service to track the progress of a fault you have reported.
Give the location plus an estimate of the pothole's size and depth and explain exactly where it sits on the road or footway.
You can report a pothole or other road-surface defect online to DfI Roads through nidirect.
