• SOMETIMES we have streets with a lot of road signs, but some signs are not so clear.

I followed up a complaint from a motorist saying she has not seen a road sign. When I investigated I was shocked to find that, not only was the motorist correct, but the sign was on a post.

The problem was the post was next to a bus shelter and about 12ft up. No one can see the sign in Clerkenwell Road, near the junction with Farringdon Road.

At first I thought it was a joke. No one can expect a motorist to see a sign like this. But yes, there it was on a metal post.

I do not  understand why they decided to put the sign there. The only way it can be seen is if you stand on top of the  bus shelter and look ahead. How can a motorist be fined for being in a bus-only lane when the signage cannot be seen? This is just not fair.

What was even worse was that on the other side of the road the sign was on the reverse side of a no-parking sign.

Anyone who gets a fine should appeal. The law says “the sign has to be clearly readable and posted in a place where it can be seen by motorists to give advance warning”. A bus shelter and the reverse side of a no-parking sign do not count as clear or visible.

Can these signs be removed and motorists who have been fined given refunds?

CLLR RAPHAEL ANDREWS
Labour, Clerkenwell ward