{"id":11419,"date":"2021-11-30T15:02:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T15:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roadsandtransport\/?page_id=11419"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:18:56","slug":"broken-inspection-covers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/maintaining-roads\/managing-the-network\/broken-inspection-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken inspection covers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Report a broken inspection cover<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A missing, broken or slippery cover within the highway is a <a title=\"Highways safety inspections\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/maintaining-roads\/highways-safety-inspections\/\">safety defect<\/a>. A rocking cover is a safety defect if the rocking is greater than 40 mm on a road and 20 mm on a pavement or cycleway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will record the defect and put signs and cones around it. Then, if the cover is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>our responsibility, we will repair, replace or adjust it within seven days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the responsibility of a statutory undertaker \u2013 usually a utility company &#8211; we will issue them with a defective ironwork notice and it is then their responsibility to ensure that all repairs are made<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When you report a broken inspection cover, if you can, tell us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>where the cover is &#8211; is it outside a business, property or notable feature?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>where on the carriageway is the cover \u2013 is it on the road, pavement or verge?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what is wrong with the cover \u2013 is it missing, broken or slippery?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what shape is the cover \u2013 is it square, rectangle, triangle, circle?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>if there is any information on the cover that says who owns it \u2013 does it say water or sewer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples of an inspection cover<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ed0d81e4fce&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ed0d81e4fce\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"336\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--800x336.png\" alt=\"Inspection covers on the road.\" class=\"wp-image-21561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--800x336.png 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--640x269.png 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers--1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/160\/2024\/10\/Inspection-covers-.png 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you start<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are&nbsp;reporting an emergency that is very likely to present an imminent threat to life or serious injury or serious damage to property please instead call us on&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:03451551004\">0345 155 1004<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you are using the map, if you can see that the broken inspection cover you plan to report is already there, please use the option to \u2018Add me to this broken inspection cover\u2019 instead of creating a duplicate report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-primary-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&apos;buttonEvent&apos;: &apos;Information page&apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/roads-and-transport\/report-a-problem\/map\/map_src\/manh\/\">Start now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report a broken inspection cover A missing, broken or slippery cover within the highway is a safety defect. A rocking cover is a safety defect if the rocking is greater than 40 mm on a road and 20 mm on a pavement or cycleway. 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