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Street sign errors cost councils
3:34pm Sunday 31st January 2010
Incorrect information forced Oxford City Council to replace a street nameplate, it was revealed today.
The council had a Kenilworth Road sign made up instead of one for Kenilworth Avenue in East Oxford.
The mistake cost £126 to rectify.
Vale of the White Horse District Council said the name Limetree Close in Grove was missed off two signs, which cost £124 to fix.
The mistakes emerged after a freedom of information request.
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dgriffin959, Oxford says...
6:01pm Sun 31 Jan 10
Wantage lad02, wantage says...
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PeterJB, Grove says...
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Victor's_friend, Wantage says...
4:53pm Mon 1 Feb 10
Guess the replacement signs were invoiced after 1 Jan 2010 with VAT back at 17.5%, whether they can claim it back.
Was it a jobsworth spending the time and resources to request this information under the FoI Act?
flynn77, grove says...
9:34am Tue 9 Feb 10
Seriously I think I'm going to fall over with the shock of it.
What would be news is a story reporting on an occasion that proves there's someone in the council not incompetent or there to serve their own agenda.
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LittleBrother, Oxford says...
4:39pm Sun 31 Jan 10
"Two councils in Oxfordshire have had to pay to fix street signs because of errors, it has been revealed.
Oxford City Council had to pay £126, excluding VAT, in February last year when a Kenilworth Road sign was made instead of one for Kenilworth Avenue.
Vale of White Horse council said the name Limetree Close in Grove was missed off two signs, costing £124 to fix.
The figures have been revealed after a Freedom of Information request was made to councils. "