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Speed signage, whiteford, pitcaple
Sent to Aberdeenshire Council less than a minute later. Council ref: 929728.
During the recent move to 20 mph in Whiteford, the 20 mph sign at the end of the public road exiting Whiteford, on the road to Logie Elphinstone Estate, was removed and replaced by an ‘end of speed limit’ sign. Can I respectfully request that the 20 mph sign is returned immediately? This is an increasingly busy, unadopted single track road, with both local traffic and couriers/delivery vans, buses and cars for weddings, and agricultural/forestry traffic. There are many ramblers, dog walkers, and currently a number of deer, pheasants and other wildlife frequenting it too. I recently had the use of a courtesy car which had the feature of displaying the recommended speed limit on any road, and it was 20 mph on the road in question. I had this confirmed by a visitor recently when I asked her to note the speed in her new car and to let me know, which she did, and it was 20. Please confirm receipt of this email, and confirm that action will be taken to restore the safety of the 20 mph speed limit previously enjoyed. Thank you.
Updates
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Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We will now investigate and provide you with an update within the next 7 days.
You can find out more about our road maintenance on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/maintenance.
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The location shown is not correct. The sign in question is on the road out of Whiteford, from Whiteford Road (AB51 5 EB) on to the single track unadopted road leading on to the Logie Elphinstone Estate and heading for AB51 5EE.
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As at today’s date, 4/11/25, I have had no response to my query lodged on 22 October. The location shown is still wrong. Please advise.
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This is the sign in question. The writing says “End of public road”.
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As at 12 November, still no response to my enquiry of 22 October.
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We’ve had a look at the issue and we have now passed your enquiry to our local Roads Team to assess what can be done to resolve the matter. We’ll let you know when that assessment has taken place.
Thanks again for your report
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Thank you for letting us know about this issue. We will now investigate and provide you with an update within the next 7 days.
You can find out more about our road maintenance on our website at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/maintenance.
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Now 30 November and still waiting for a result.
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We’ve completed our inspection and were unable to log a defect requiring action by the Roads Service.
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If the situation changes, or if you’re able to provide additional information, you’re welcome to get back in touch. However, if the issue continues to fall outside the Roads Service’s responsibility, it will remain with the appropriate service or owner to address.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention
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