Highways Enquiry: 1821398 and Linked Job: 4640532

Request

I am requesting the complete information held by Lincolnshire County Council in relation to the following Highways records:



Highways Enquiry: 1821398

Linked Job: 4640532



These references relate to a fuel/oil or other slippery substance/spillage on the highway in Mumby, Lincolnshire, in the vicinity of the bends entering the village, concerning an incident on 23 September 2026.

Please provide the complete record associated with Enquiry 1821398 and Job 4640532, together with all linked, preceding or subsequent enquiries, CRM records, Confirm records, jobs, reports or other references concerning the same spillage/hazard/location.



In particular, please provide:



1. The exact date and time Enquiry 1821398 was created.

2. The date and time the hazard/spillage was first reported to Lincolnshire County Council.

3. The original wording/description of the report.

4. The location recorded for the hazard, including coordinates or mapping information if held.

5. How the report was received, e.g. telephone, online report, emergency service, member of the public, Highways officer, contractor or other source.

6. Any information recorded concerning the source, type or extent of the substance/spillage.

7. The date and time Job 4640532 was created.

8. The priority/category/risk level assigned to the report and job.

9. The date and time the job was allocated or passed to a Highways team/contractor.

10. The date and time anyone first attended or inspected the location.

11. All inspection notes, operative notes, contractor notes, officer notes, updates and completion/closure notes.

12. Details of any action taken to make the highway safe, including warning signs, absorbent material, road cleaning, road closure or other treatment.

13. The date and time any such action was undertaken.

14. Any photographs, videos or other images taken by Highways staff or contractors.

15. Any communications between Lincolnshire County Council, contractors, Lincolnshire Police, fire and rescue, other emergency services or third parties concerning this spillage.

16. Details and timestamps of any subsequent reports relating to the same hazard.

17. Any reports received before Enquiry 1821398 concerning oil, diesel, fuel, a slippery road surface or other contaminant at or close to this location on 23 September 2026.

18. Every other CRM, Confirm, enquiry, incident, works-order, job or reference number linked to this matter.

19. The complete audit/history log for Enquiry 1821398 and Job 4640532, including status changes and timestamps.

20. The date/time and reason Job 4640532 was marked completed or closed, if applicable.

21. Any records identifying whether the Council or its contractors attempted to establish where the substance had originated.

22. Any records showing reports of a vehicle leaking or depositing fuel/oil on this route or surrounding roads on that date.



I am particularly requesting the underlying contemporaneous records and timestamps, rather than a summary of the incident.



Please preserve the original electronic records, audit trails, photographs and associated metadata relating to these references, as the information may be relevant to a civil claim arising from the road traffic accident.



As this request concerns information about the condition of the highway and an environmental hazard, if it cannot be supplied through the normal Highways enquiry process, please treat this email as a request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.



Where information cannot be disclosed, please identify precisely what information has been withheld and the statutory exception relied upon, rather than withholding the remainder of the record.



Map image detailing red - fuel spillage - X marking back wheel of back , green dot Tesco delivery van who stopped immediately as he appeared on the opposing corner catching us fall off the bike all of it and blue dot marks area of active farm in village,

Decision

1. The exact date and time Enquiry 1821398 was created.

This was raised from Police Enquiry 404 23/09/26 and was raised at 20:07hrs

2. The date and time the hazard/spillage was first reported to Lincolnshire County Council.

As 1. from the Police Enquiry

3. The original wording/description of the report.

Fuel spillage No Culprit Please investigate and make safe -Location vague - report as on the bends of the A52 in Hogsthorpe

4. The location recorded for the hazard, including coordinates or mapping information if held.

Location vague - report as on the bends of the A52 in Hogsthorpe

5. How the report was received, e.g. telephone, online report, emergency service, member of the public, Highways officer, contractor or other source.

From Police - Enquiry 404 23/09/26

6. Any information recorded concerning the source, type or extent of the substance/spillage.

No information on size of spill given by Police

7. The date and time Job 4640532 was created.

Created at 20:09 hrs 23/09/2026

8. The priority/category/risk level assigned to the report and job.

2hr response

9. The date and time the job was allocated or passed to a Highways team/contractor.

Passed to contractor at 20:10hrs

10. The date and time anyone first attended or inspected the location.

Gang on site at 21:06hrs

11. All inspection notes, operative notes, contractor notes, officer notes, updates and completion/closure notes.

Nothing found - photos taken please see attached

12. Details of any action taken to make the highway safe, including warning signs, absorbent material, road cleaning, road closure or other treatment.

Nothing found - no action taken

13. The date and time any such action was undertaken.

Nothing Found - no action necessary

14. Any photographs, videos or other images taken by Highways staff or contractors.

Please see attached

15. Any communications between Lincolnshire County Council, contractors, Lincolnshire Police, fire and rescue, other emergency services or third parties concerning this spillage.

See no.1

16. Details and timestamps of any subsequent reports relating to the same hazard.

None

17. Any reports received before Enquiry 1821398 concerning oil, diesel, fuel, a slippery road surface or other contaminant at or close to this location on 23 September 2026.

None

18. Every other CRM, Confirm, enquiry, incident, works-order, job or reference number linked to this matter.

None

19. The complete audit/history log for Enquiry 1821398 and Job 4640532, including status changes and timestamps.

Please see the attached

20. The date/time and reason Job 4640532 was marked completed or closed, if applicable.

Nothing found - job closed after gang investigated the area

21. Any records identifying whether the Council or its contractors attempted to establish where the substance had originated.

None - nothing found

22. Any records showing reports of a vehicle leaking or depositing fuel/oil on this route or surrounding roads on that date.

None

 

 

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Reference number
18288765
Date request received
06/10/2026
Date of decision
19/10/2026