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Flooding to road due to in adequate drainage

Reported via iOS in the Flooding on Road category anonymously at 18:37, Fri 14 November 2025

Sent to Oxfordshire County Council less than a minute later

Flooding across the road due to in adequate drainage. If the grass verge was removed then the flooding would not happen. Lots of vehicles are damaged by this flood. When it freezes it causes accidents every year.

Council ref: ENQ251064698

Updates

  • State changed to: Investigating

    Updated by Oxfordshire County Council at 18:38, Fri 14 November 2025

  • This really needs sorting asap! Driving back from Swindon to Watchfield this evening in the dark and flooding totally over our side of the road, this is very dangerous! Cars slowing to avoid and driving into oncoming traffic, rain stopped yesterday and it is still flooded! Yet there is a drop on the other side of the kerb into a small stream and none of the road water drains away. This happens every winter, when is the verge getting dredged so it can drain? No wonder there accidents in this spot. A420 is not kept up to standards for safe driving at all!

    Posted anonymously at 22:56, Sat 15 November 2025

  • Serious problem with drainage here. Needs sorting asap!! The traffic has to avoid this flooding by driving in opposite lane into oncoming traffic!! Also when it freezes it turns into a ice rink, several accidents last Year!! This post will be taken down as my last 3 were but im screenshoting them and keeping a record!! Sort this out now before you kill innocent motorists..... act Now!!!

    Posted anonymously at 13:00, Sun 16 November 2025

  • Serious problem with drainage here. Needs sorting asap!! The traffic has to avoid this flooding by driving in opposite lane into oncoming traffic!! Also when it freezes it turns into a ice rink, several accidents last Year!! This post will be taken down as my last 3 were but im screenshoting them and keeping a record!! Sort this out now before you kill innocent motorists..... act Now!!!

    Posted anonymously at 13:06, Sun 16 November 2025

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    Still a problem 20/11/25 Water across half the west bound side. Causes traffic to move out to the other lane. An hazard now but once it freezes it could be deadly.

    Posted anonymously at 18:07, Thu 20 November 2025

  • This hazard has been a problem for years and is in need of very urgent attention. I'm amazed a head on or aquapalning incident has not occured. At the very least a cut should urgently be made in the raised grassed bank to allow the water to drain away to the lower roadside ditch.

    Posted anonymously at 13:46, Sat 22 November 2025

  • Thank you for your report. After a thorough investigation and risk assessment, we have determined that the issue warrants attention within 28 days.

    State changed to: Investigation complete

    Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 08:07, Wednesday 14 January 2026

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