Can you spot what’s wrong with these road signs? Drivers slam council for very embarrassing spelling mistakes
DRIVERS have slammed their council for making embarrassing spelling mistakes on road signs.
The road sign fiasco in Birmingham has infuriated motorists – who have called them a waste of taxpayer money.
The signs in affluent commuter-town of Bromsgrove, Birmingham, have sparked fury after the council made the basic spelling errors.
The latest gaffe is at one of the town centre’s busiest road junctions – where a new sign points drivers in the direction of the M5 and ‘Brimingham’, rather than Birmingham.
Another blunder saw motorists looking for the high-end Oakalls housing estate instead faced with a sign for ‘Oakhalls’.
Road signage falls under the jurisdiction of Worcestershire County Council rather than Bromsgrove District Council, with reaction to the signs causing a mix of frivolity and annoyance in the town.
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Resident Nicola de Sousa moaned on Traffic Bromsgrove’s Facebook page: “It gets me because so many people now think they ‘live on the Oakhalls’ – you don’t!”
Scott McLaughlin added: “Brimingham – someone didn’t attend school or study English well.”
While Anita Beswick commented: “Well it does make sense, if you think about it!! We’re Brummies not Burmmies!”
Richard Clewer added: “Well there’s £500 of tax payers money wasted.
“You would think somewhere along the line someone would have noticed before putting it up.”
Bromsgrove has grown into one of the more affluent areas in the region, and sits close to the celebrity haunt of Barnt Green with a burgeoning restaurant scene.
It counts Conservative MP Sajid Javid as a resident in its village of Finstall, and has nurtured famous names from Ritchie Neville of boy band Five to Gymshark’s founder Ben Francis and Harry Potter actor Mark Williams.
Councillor Mike Rouse, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport at Worcestershire County Council said: “We have recently completed a scheme in Bromsgrove to upgrade traffic signal equipment.
“An initial investigation has shown that the spelling mistake on the Birmingham sign was an error in sign production.
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“We are working with our contractors to get the sign amended as soon as possible and we will also be reviewing signs in the nearby area.
“Signs that need corrections will be edited free of charge to the taxpayer.”