diff --git a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/HighwaysEngland.pm b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/HighwaysEngland.pm
index 48468fa77b..930e40b3fb 100644
--- a/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/HighwaysEngland.pm
+++ b/perllib/FixMyStreet/Cobrand/HighwaysEngland.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use utf8;
 use DateTime;
+use Moo;
+
+with 'FixMyStreet::Roles::BoroughEmails';
 
 sub council_name { 'National Highways' }
 
@@ -194,6 +197,23 @@ sub _redact {
     return $s;
 }
 
+=head2 munge_sendreport_params
+
+We are directing reports based upon the stored NH area name, not the usual
+MapIt areas, so update the row's areas to that for BoroughEmails to handle.
+
+=cut
+
+around 'munge_sendreport_params' => sub {
+    my ($orig, $self, $row, $h, $params) = @_;
+
+    my $area = $row->get_extra_field_value('area_name') || '_fallback';
+    my $original_areas = $row->areas;
+    $row->areas($area);
+    $self->$orig($row, $h, $params);
+    $row->areas($original_areas);
+};
+
 sub munge_report_new_bodies {
     my ($self, $bodies) = @_;
     # On the cobrand there is only the HE body
diff --git a/t/cobrand/highwaysengland.t b/t/cobrand/highwaysengland.t
index 8fea5a3025..c9b6ef4fe2 100644
--- a/t/cobrand/highwaysengland.t
+++ b/t/cobrand/highwaysengland.t
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ok $r->{error}, "searching for lowecase road only generates error";
 my $mech = FixMyStreet::TestMech->new;
 my $highways = $mech->create_body_ok(164186, 'National Highways', { send_method => 'Email::Highways' }, { cobrand => 'highwaysengland' });
 
-$mech->create_contact_ok(email => 'highways@example.com', body_id => $highways->id, category => 'Pothole (NH)');
+$mech->create_contact_ok(email => 'testareaemail@nh', body_id => $highways->id, category => 'Pothole (NH)');
 
 FixMyStreet::override_config {
     ALLOWED_COBRANDS => [ 'highwaysengland', 'fixmystreet' ],
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ FixMyStreet::override_config {
     CONTACT_EMAIL => 'fixmystreet@example.org',
     COBRAND_FEATURES => {
         contact_email => { highwaysengland => 'highwaysengland@example.org' },
+        borough_email_addresses => {
+            highwaysengland => {
+                'testareaemail@nh' => [ {
+                    'areas' => [ 'Area 1' ],
+                    'email' => 'area1email@example.org',
+                } ],
+            },
+        },
         updates_allowed => {
             highwaysengland => 'open',
         },
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ FixMyStreet::override_config {
         FixMyStreet::Script::Reports::send();
         $mech->email_count_is(1);
         my $email = $mech->get_email;
+        is $email->header('To'), '"National Highways" <area1email@example.org>';
         my $body = $mech->get_text_body_from_email($email);
         like $body, qr/Heard from: Facebook/, 'where hear included in email';
         like $body, qr/Road: M1/, 'road data included in email';