Councils urged to ditch unnecessary road signs
Friday 27 August 2010 Back to Blog
The government has urged councils to remove unnecessary street signs, something that could benefit van contract hire drivers.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles and transport secretary Philip Hammond have issued statements expressing concern over the amount of "street clutter" on English roads.
They are encouraging local authorities to minimise the number of traffic signs they erect and have said the Department for Transport will be issuing new policies and advice on the subject.
"We are being overrun by scruffy signs, bossy bollards, patchwork paving and railed off roads wasting taxpayers' money that could be better spent on fixing potholes or keeping council tax down," said Mr Pickles.
Mr Hammond added: "We have written to councils to remind them that it need not be this way - we don't need all this clutter confusing motorists."
Upon taking the post of transport secretary earlier this year, Philip Hammond promised to "end the war on motorists".