Council left red-faced after bungling workmen misspell 'Bus Stop' road marking

By Daily Mail Reporter
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Bungling workmen left a council red-faced after they misspelt a 'Bus Stop' road marking as 'BUS SOTP'.

Contractors made the glaring gaff as they re-painted the road markings in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.

Richard Richardson said: 'My wife, Lyn, noticed the sign and thought it didn't  look right. So she turned round and drove back for another look. She couldn't  believe it.' 

Gaff: Bungling workmen left Kirklees Council red-faced after they misspelt a 'Bus Stop' road marking as 'BUS SOTP'

Gaff: Bungling workmen left Kirklees Council red-faced after they misspelt a 'Bus Stop' road marking as 'BUS SOTP' in giant yellow letters

Officials at Kirklees Council quickly ordered the blunder to be corrected, and the necessary work was carried out three days later.

A council spokesman said: 'The work was done by contractors working on behalf of the council and was quickly rectified at no extra cost.'

In May, workmen wrote 'No Entrt' on a one-way street in the West Midlands.

Paint job: Officials at Kirklees Council quickly ordered the blunder to be corrected, and the necessary work was carried out three days later

Paint job: Officials at Kirklees Council quickly ordered the blunder to be corrected, and the necessary work was carried out three days later

They were ordered to re-paint the markings, which were painted on Marshall Road, Smethwick.

Councillor Derek Rowley, from Sandwell Council, said at the time the mistake would be rectified as soon as possible.

The error was made by a subcontractor who was amending the wording at no extra cost, according to Mr Rowley.

However, earlier this year, councils across England admitted paying hundreds of pounds to correct street signs with spelling and punctuation mistakes and missing information.

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