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We may carry out a repair if there aren't enough nearby signals to cover. A damaged roadside cabinet is an extensive repair job.

Damage - our traffic lights do get damaged by vehicles hitting them and can stop them working.

This may require longer repair works and they may need to be completely replaced if they are damaged.

Loops are not detecting traffic – surfacing works or nearby roadworks may affect the loops in the road surface.

This can be rectified by a qualified engineer.

The lights sequencing is unusually long or short - repairs and maintenance can cause the sequencing to become reset to the original settings so the timings may seem longer or different.

Many of the ones in MK are older models so getting replacement parts is difficult and some are not manufactured anymore so this can cause delays when repairing them. There are some common problems with traffic lights that cause them not to work properly. The timing of the lights can be modified so the flow of traffic can be adapted to the traffic flows. They can detect vehicles through inductive loops that are set into the road surface which detect vehicles, once the vehicle has passed over the loop the controller is then aware of traffic waiting at that set of traffic lights. If this is damaged then the traffic lights may all stop working. They help to reduce the speed of traffic and control the flow especially at busy crossroads, junctions and slip roads.Īs traffic lights are key for road safety, they are usually powered from a stand-alone system with a junction controller in a nearby roadside cabinet. The lights work in a sequence to 'take turns' allowing traffic through. Traffic lights control traffic by stopping the vehicles from one direction to allow vehicles from another to pass. red light out, no lights at all, damaged, pole number

pedestrian crossing or traffic lights at junction or crossroads road name, estate, near a shop, phone box etc. Location - include as many details as you can e.g.Report a traffic light fault Traffic LightsĪny faulty traffic lights should be reported to us immediately on 01908 252353 (office hours) Out of hours use 01908 226699.