Street lights not working or on during the day
Each year, we receive reports of around 1,000 lights not working correctly. Where traffic conditions permit, we aim to attend to defects within 5 working days.
Occasionally, a light may be out due to a fault or failure of the electricity supply. We report these cases to our electricity supplier to restore the power. In these instances, it can take up to 5 weeks for power to be restored and often requires excavation in the footway.
Most street lights are controlled by photoelectric cells. These are designed to be fail safe by leaving the light operating all the time. We do not undertake inspections to detect 'dayburners', but reporting it helps us. These lights do use additional electricity but it's at no additional cost to the council.