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The only way to get something done about potholes, diesel spills and other road faults is to report them to the right people. NOT just your mates down the pub! The organisations who have the responsibility of maintaining our roads are not psychic so the only way they're gonna know about faults and spillages is if they're told about them.
That's where us, the general public, come in. Don't just complain - report using the contacts listed here.

Note: Contrary to popular belief it is not the responsibility of the Police to maintain the public highway so reporting a fault/spillage to them is unlikely to yield a result. Although a call to them after contacting the roads maintainers wouldn't do any harm.

Area	Contact
All North East/North West Trunk roads (i.e. Motorways, etc.)	BEAR Scotland: 0800 587 1108
All South East/South West Trunk roads (i.e. Motorways, etc.)	Amey Highways: 0800 028 1414
Angus Clackmannan Dundee City Edinburgh City East Dunbartonshire East Lothian Falkirk City Perthshire & Kinross West Lothian Midlothian	Clarence: 0800 23 23 23
Argyll and Bute East Ayrshire East Renfrewshire Glasgow City Inverclyde North Ayrshire Renfrewshire South Ayrshire South Lanarkshire West Dunbartonshire	RALF: 0800 37 36 35
North Lanarkshire	Northline: 01698 403110
Aberdeen City	www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/acc/Services/FaultReporting/fault_form.asp?ID=2
Aberdeenshire	www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/parks/survey.htm
Dumfries & Galloway	www.dumgal.gov.uk/Services/depts/ei/Road_Fault/service_questionnaire.asp
Fife	www.fife.gov.uk/atozsearch/index.cfm?fuseaction=ViewForm&cfid=210247&cftoken=32174661&forid=2B937648-9997-4823-AB3457FE4C9309EA
Highland	www.highland.gov.uk/prots/tecs_contact_form.htm
Moray	Roadline: 0800 68 68 68
Orkney Islands	www.orkney.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=196
Shetland Islands	Tel: 01595 744866
Stirling City	Tel: 0845 277 7000
Western Isles	Tel: 01851 709539 Tel: 0800 0287077 (outwith office hours)
Scottish Borders	Unknown at present.

What if you actually see diesel being spilt from a commercial vehicle?

Note the registration number and, if possible, any name and/or phone number on the vehicle.
Contact VOSA (Vehicle and Operator Services Agency) and give them the details. (National VOSA number - 0870 6060440).
These people have a lot of clout when it comes to this sort of thing and commercial vehicle operators really do not want to get on the wrong side of them.
Contact the road maintainer (as listed above) to make sure the spill gets cleaned up.
Report the matter to your local police.
You may also want to contact directly the company that owns the vehicle and talk to their Transport Manager about it. Explain to them that you have given the vehicle details to VOSA. If the Transport Manager does not want to take any action or is abusive, report this to VOSA as well.