A councillor said speeding is an issue in Warndon Villages - but the parish council is doing its best to tackle it.

Cllr Stephen Hodgson is in charge of two Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) owned and operated by Warndon Parish Council.

He said the newer of the two signs, which was moved to Plantation Drive in June, is solar-powered and allows him to download speed data via a smartphone app.

“It can record both ingoing traffic and outgoing traffic - and the figures are much worse for those drivers who can’t see the sign.

“When a driver is warned by the sign that they are breaking the speed limit they will often slow down.

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“Last month, the proportion of drivers speeding was much worse than it has been and that is of concern.

“But the signs are important because they give us statistical evidence of that.”

Cllr Hodgson said there is a problem with “joyriding” on some of the A-roads that surround Warndon Villages, including Parsonage Way, Trotshill Way and Nunnery Way.

“The council has no responsibility for those roads,” he said.

“We concentrate on the ‘Drives’ - Plantation Drive, Dugdale Drive, Mill Wood Drive etc.

“This is where we get most of the speeding as an issue. Plantation Drive is a long, straight road, it’s quite wide and drivers tend to pick up speed.

“These are the places where we place our SIDs and where the policing teams will monitor speed.

“I like to keep the signpost in one location for a few months so you can see a trend. You do see the speeds drop off and then it levels off. That’s when it’s time to move the SID somewhere else.”

Cllr Hodgson said the council has tried other things to reduce speeding in Warndon, including installing white parish gates at the end of some roads.

“They’re meant to make the road narrower, but I’m not sure how effective they’ve been,” he said. “It was the right thing to try them, though.”

He said other possible solutions included redesigning roads to include mini roundabouts or pedestrian crossings.

“By their nature, these things break up the road and slow traffic down,” he added.