Use source checks without assuming full coverage
What a successful source check can establish, and why missing or old data needs caution.
Check the source, not only the collection cycle
The collection cycle combines several public sources. Each website has its own last attempt and last successful read. A recent overall cycle can coexist with a failed provider check, so the source details matter whenever you rely on an empty list.
Facebook pages are checked separately. Their recorded page-check times are distinct from the time a capture file was imported. Importing a file does not mean the page was visited again. Old or incomplete checks remain visible rather than being presented as fresh.
An empty list has a limited meaning
The site summarises the notices it has successfully collected. It cannot confirm that every disruption has been announced, that every source is available, or that service works at a particular address. A provider may publish a later correction or respond directly to a fault report.
Use the original source link to inspect the complete notice. If the source cannot be checked, use the provider contact rather than interpreting the saved data as an all-clear. Open the provider's notice to check the complete information.
Practical guides
- Check whether a notice includes your address
Read the provider, street, municipality and building numbers together before treating a notice as relevant.
- Understand dates, time windows and elapsed notices
Separate publication time, announced work and source-check time, including work that crosses midnight.
- Use source checks without assuming full coverage
What a successful source check can establish, and why missing or old data needs caution.
- Read transport and traffic notices for a journey
Match the route, direction and announced period without treating a publication as a live arrival feed.
- Check pharmacy, parking and weather information
Use three city directories with their own source limits and avoid treating them as live availability.