A DRIVING instructor is to meet Bolton Council officers to discuss the state of road signs around the town.

Steve Tonge, secretary of the Association of United Driving Instructors has complained that not enough is being done to remind motorists of speed limits and says many road signs are obstructed.

He said: "I don't think that as a town we are doing enough to warn motorists. We should be doing more to remind them of the speed limits and making sure speed signs are clearly visible."

He added: "A lot of signs are covered by trees and there are no repeater signs on a lot of long open roads where it is easy for motorists to forget the speed limit.

"Speeding is dangerous and kills people but not enough is being done to stop it. I think we should be pushing the council more and they should be doing more for us.

"It seems as though it is just being swept under the carpet. I am looking forward to meeting councillors and putting my views forward."

The council has blamed budget constraints for the poor road signs and said local people themselves can help by letting the council know about damaged or obstructed signs and making sure if they have trees next to a road sign they are not allowed to overhang.

They have have agreed to meet Mr Tonge and work more closely to identify and deal with the problems.

Mr Tonge identified the following roads as particular problem areas:

Chorley New Road: A sign on the stretch from Horwich has turned green because it is coated in sap and is partly in the trees.

A6 towards Little Hulton: Just as speed limit drops to 30 on the sharp left hand bend a sign is in the trees.

St Helen's Road: A lack of repeat speed limit signs.

Plodder Lane: No repeat speed limit signs.