Spelling mistake spotted on road sign

A spelling mistake has been spotted on a road sign in Coventry.

It was placed on Oxendon Way, Binley, on Monday after the old sign was partially demolished when a car hit it.

However, as two workers from Coventry City Council were installing it, resident Christine Doyle said she noticed the street had been named Oxenden Way - with a second "e".

The council said it was aware of the issue and the manufacturer was making a new sign at no extra cost.

At first, Ms Doyle said, she could not quite put her finger on the issue. saying she thought "there's something wrong with that sign, it doesn't look right".

She explained: "And then it dawned on me that it was spelled wrongly."

Ms Doyle said she informed the workers of the mistake and showed them a utility bill as proof, adding the previous and correct sign had stood for at least 15 years.

But, she said, the workers continued to put in the sign and informed her they would talk to the people who made it.

"Whoever photographed it in the first place and decided that it's got to be replaced didn't do a very good job," she said.

Coventry City Council said a correct sign would be in place as soon as possible.

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