Roads and Traffic
Autumnal mists from Brill Windmill. The distant pylons mark the course of the M40.
Fix My Street
FixMyStreet (opens in new tab) is the go-to Bucks Council portal for reporting things which are broken, dirty, damaged or dumped in public spaces, including cracked pavements, fallen trees, potholes, fly-tipping, flooding, illegible road signs, dead animals - you report it, FixMyStreet will sort it - EXCEPT for streetlights in Brill Village (the Parish Council has devolved responsibility) and issues on Brill Common (owned by Brill Parish Council so private land).
The FixMyStreet website is easy to use - and there’s a new App for iOS and Android. Report anonymously or register for an account and have the satisfaction of looking back on all the things you’ve reported and the outcomes.
Roadworks & Traffic Concerns
Check this interactive map for current and planned road works and closures (open in new tab) (including utility works) or read the list of major planned works on this page on the Bucks Council website (opens in new tab). If you have a concern relating to traffic in Brill village or the surrounding area, please contact the Parish Council.
Public Transport
The nearest train stations are Haddenham & Thame Parkway, Bicester Village, and Bicester North, each approximately 8 miles away, with services to London, Banbury, Birmingham, and Oxford operated by Chiltern Railways (website opens in new tab). Check train times on the National Rail website (opens in new tab).
Brill has a useful bus service. Check the bus times from Brill or visit this interactive website (opens in new tab) for bus services further throughout Buckinghamshire and neighbouring counties.
Crendon Cars is one local taxi company. Call 0748 0800 902 or 0738 0800 117. There are several others.
Traffic management in Brill
According to a village poll conducted in January 2022, parking and speeding are residents’ top two concerns about living in Brill. Although Roads & Traffic are a fixture on our agenda, progress is painfully slow due to financial and legal constraints beyond our control. Two wins: Strategic bollards and stobs now minimise inconsiderate parking in key areas - and Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) rotating through our four access roads are (anecdotally) having a beneficial impact.
2024’s annual Parish Meeting included a presentation by PC Lee Turnham on Community Speedwatch. Community Speedwatch uses personalised education to change the behaviour of speeding motorists. Although an effective local Speedwatch programme depends on proactive community volunteers, they are supported at every step by Thames Valley Police. Detection equipment is on permanent loan and speeding motorists are swiftly followed up by police officers.
Brill Parish Council believes that Speedwatch in Brill would be an effective response to the perennial problem of motorists speeding though our village - as it has proved so in a couple of nearby villages - but we need volunteers to take this forward. Please let us know if you’d like to help.