Sunday, 30 September 2018

It’s National Customer Service Week 2018!


This week is national customer service week and we’ll be focusing on a different element of our customer service every day on Twitter and Facebook – but if  you’re impatient you can see the whole lot here, now…

Our Customer Pledge
Our customer service is based on three core principles; whatever the job we always strive to keep you safe, get the job done, and keep you involved. This is all part of our customer pledge – find out a more on our website.



Reporting to us
Did you know you can report almost anything to us using Fix My Street? Fix My Street is quick, simple, and precise – every report is allocated to the right team quickly, 24/7, and generates a unique reference number so it can be tracked by anyone.  

Who you gonna call?
However, in any emergency it’s best to phone us, and not try to report online or via social media, or post (we really did get a letter about a fallen tree once!). We can be reached 24/7 in an emergency on either 01296 382416 or 01296 486630 (out of hours). Emergencies are things like flooded roads, fallen trees on roads or pavements, or serious and dangerous issues like sinkholes. If you’re not sure what we’re responsible for then check out our day-to-day maintenance page which details everything we take care of. 



Finding out about roadworks in your area
Did you know you can use an interactive map on our website to find out about road works and closures in Buckinghamshire (and beyond)? We’ve put together this 2 minute video guide to show you how to use the map, and its many hidden talents…



We also publish a press release every Friday saying where we will be doing resurfacing works across Buckinghamshire in the coming week. We also put it on our website, here.

Getting communities involved  
We work closely with elected county councillors in Buckinghamshire, as well as parishes, to find out local priorities and issues. We meet regularly via local area forums, working groups, conferences, as well as issuing briefings and information. This helps us shape our long term improvement programme every April.

TfB Stakeholder Conference 2018

TfB Stakeholder Conference 2018


The most important time of year for customer service: Winter!  
Our winter maintenance will be starting soon! To round off national customer service week we’re focusing on how TfB will be getting ready for winter. Every day during the winter we issue daily gritting updates, so drivers can know what to expect on the roads.  You can see the daily alerts on Twitter, Facebook, or on our winter maintenance page on the county council website. We have loads of winter web resources such as gritting maps where you can track our gritters, gritting route maps – we salt 44% of the roads in Buckinghamshire – and road safety advice. Read more on our winter maintenance page.