Unauthorised changes to signs

[Truvelo]

Has no one mentioned the urban 80mph limit yet? There must be 100's of 30 signs where someone's filled in the left side of the 3 to make it into an 8.

[RichardA626]

Sometimes this happens officially.

In Manchester the first working class street to have houses with indoor plumbing was named Sanitary Street.

Some years later residents starting complaining about the same, so with a touch of paint it was changed to Anita Street.

[A325Ham]

My parents pointed out this one on the Isle Of Wight. Spot where the addition was...

http://goo.gl/maps/qcrF

[A72]

In the centre of the picture is what remains of a small 30mph reminder sign, which had been doctored to read 80 for years. It was removed when the '20' markings were painted on the road in 2008. Although a new reminder was installed just before the start of the wooded area.

[M5Lenzar]

In the centre of the picture is what remains of a small 30mph reminder sign, which had been doctored to read 80 for years. It was removed when the '20' markings were painted on the road in 2008. Although a new reminder was installed just before the start of the wooded area.

I notice that they've somehow managed to paint a speed limit reminder into the lay-by.

[CrackersA361]

In the centre of the picture is what remains of a small 30mph reminder sign, which had been doctored to read 80 for years. It was removed when the '20' markings were painted on the road in 2008. Although a new reminder was installed just before the start of the wooded area.

I notice that they've somehow managed to paint a speed limit reminder into the lay-by.

Maybe it's future-proofing for a widening to two lanes?

[A72]

I notice that they've somehow managed to paint a speed limit reminder into the lay-by.

They've done the exact same on the lay-by at the other end as well.

Maybe it's future-proofing for a widening to two lanes?

I hope they don't. The fields on either side are part of the high school to the right, so the single lane keeps traffic slow. Also the trees at the western end make conversion to two lanes prohibitive.
I hope it stays the same, as it has a bit of character. Despite it being within the town (hence the '30' reminders), there are no street lights, so you need full-beam at night.

[Nicholas]

This one has a relevant sporting influence.

[murphaph]

I suspect the most defaced signs in the UK are the ones for Londonderry.

[WHBM]

I suspect the most defaced signs in the UK are the ones for Londonderry.

Who remembers the huge defacement of any English-language names for towns all across Wales a generation ago ?

[Chris Bertram]

I suspect the most defaced signs in the UK are the ones for Londonderry.

Who remembers the huge defacement of any English-language names for towns all across Wales a generation ago ?

There was some defacement of signs the other way round too - depended on which part of Wales you were in. Some areas of the south are really not keen on Plaid or anything seen as pandering to them.

[nowster]

You still see it occasionally in isolated Welsh-speaking communities. A sign that says "LLAREGYB / Gyrrwch yn ddiogel / Drive safely" will have the English painted out or scratched off.

[zacspeed]

THIS made me smile....

[multiraider2]

Spotted one on my travels to Cornwall. Most of the signs along the road on the north side of Gillan Creek have been doctored in a similar fashion.

[Was92now625]

Totley Brook Road, (SW Sheffield) became 'Otley Brook Road'. Unremarkable except that it happened on TWO signs on either side of the road. Of course, there is a school nearby ...

[Jam35]

I suspect the most defaced signs in the UK are the ones for Londonderry.

Who remembers the huge defacement of any English-language names for towns all across Wales a generation ago ?

There was some defacement of signs the other way round too - depended on which part of Wales you were in. Some areas of the south are really not keen on Plaid or anything seen as pandering to them.

Ah, yes, Llanoronwy. Can't remember the English name of that one, but I do remember the almighty fuss.

[Bryn666]

I suspect the most defaced signs in the UK are the ones for Londonderry.

I dare say so; the new signs around Ballygawley have been painted with a translucent material so "London" is not visible at night until close up, but during the day you can see it all.

Aughnacloy of course just uses black spray paint. Perhaps we should just rename it Foyleville already

[Chris Bertram]

There was some defacement of signs the other way round too - depended on which part of Wales you were in. Some areas of the south are really not keen on Plaid or anything seen as pandering to them.

Ah, yes, Llanoronwy. Can't remember the English name of that one, but I do remember the almighty fuss.

Rockfield, indeed. It was said at the time that the few Welsh speakers in the area didn't recognise that name (Llanoronwy), and if they had to write it down, used "Rocfield", letter "k" being alien to the Welsh alphabet. There comnes a time to realise when an ancient name has become life-expired, and this was just such a case.

[nowster]

It was said at the time that the few Welsh speakers in the area didn't recognise that name (Llanoronwy), and if they had to write it down, used "Rocfield", letter "k" being alien to the Welsh alphabet.

Rocffîld, surely?

[Jam35]

But a Welsh sign should be in a high register of Welsh. I know people often say things such as Menai Brij, but the sign should still read Porthaethwy (as it does). Abandoning the literary language just leads to the Bargoed/Bargod silliness, where a wholly unremarkable dialectal feature finds its way onto signs as "the Welsh name". Llanoronwy is good literary Welsh, the sort that people should be encouraged to write.