Planned
Unlit Builders Skip on Road
Reported via desktop in the Road Safety Issue category anonymously at 22:40, Friday 26 June 2026
Sent to Aberdeenshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 971920.
There is a builder's skip on the road outside 37 Torry Street, Huntly. It has been there for a week or more and doesn't have any warning lights on it after dark or traffic cones around it.
Everyone parks on the other side of the road as it is quite narrow and this skip is in the direct path of vehicles, forcing them to go around it.
This was first reported on Tuesday, 23 June and then closed by Aberdeenshire Council on Friday, 26 June with no remedial action being taken.
Presumably Section 65 of the Road (Scotland) Act 1984 doesn't apply when the offender is the local council.
Updates
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We’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed your enquiry to our Road Safety Team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter.
We’ll let you know when that assessment has taken place with details of the outcome.
Thanks again for bring this issue to our attention.
In the meantime, you can find out more on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/transportation/road-safety.
Posted by Aberdeenshire Council at 22:41, Friday 26 June 2026
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State changed to: Planned
Updated by Aberdeenshire Council at 10:50, Monday 29 June 2026
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There must be an awful lot of planning involved as the bin is still there and it still hasn't had any lights or cones put on it at night.
Posted anonymously at 13:14, Saturday 11 July 2026
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