Who pays for sign changes when stadiums/arenas change their name?

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Re: Who pays for sign changes when stadiums/arenas change their name?

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I was reminded of this thread on Saturday, where on the M6 (certainly going westbound) the signs near Coventry for the Coventry City and Wasps stadium still say Ricoh Arena, rather than Coventry Building Society Arena, which is the new name for the stadium as of last year!

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Re: Who pays for sign changes when stadiums/arenas change their name?

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It is a bit inconsistent when this local sign in Kent isn't permitted to differentiate between Sainsbury's (left), Waitrose and Iceland (ahead).

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Telstarbox wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 15:17 It is a bit inconsistent when this local sign in Kent isn't permitted to differentiate between Sainsbury's (left), Waitrose and Iceland (ahead).
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Easy. Posh and plebs superstores (ahead), Middle-class superstore (left) :D
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Re: Who pays for sign changes when stadiums/arenas change their name?

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Telstarbox wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 15:17 It is a bit inconsistent when this local sign in Kent isn't permitted to differentiate between Sainsbury's (left), Waitrose and Iceland (ahead).

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Just how are coach drivers and blue badge holders supposed to read that tiny print? :ipunch:
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Scratchwood wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:58 I was reminded of this thread on Saturday, where on the M6 (certainly going westbound) the signs near Coventry for the Coventry City and Wasps stadium still say Ricoh Arena, rather than Coventry Building Society Arena, which is the new name for the stadium as of last year!

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4599345 ... 384!8i8192
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Re: Who pays for sign changes when stadiums/arenas change their name?

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Scratchwood wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 12:58 I was reminded of this thread on Saturday, where on the M6 (certainly going westbound) the signs near Coventry for the Coventry City and Wasps stadium still say Ricoh Arena, rather than Coventry Building Society Arena, which is the new name for the stadium as of last year!

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.4599345 ... 384!8i8192
I didn't notice this morning what the signs on the M6 eastbound say, but the ones on the roundabout at junction 3 have been patched to say CBS rather than Ricoh.
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