Speed hump worst in country

A speed hump in a Staffordshire village which regularly catches out unsuspecting motorists has been named the worst in Britain.

The hump in Tower View Road, Great Wyrley, is at a notorious flooding spot so is often submerged by water and hidden from view, meaning it has been been hit many times by the underside of cars. The hump has now been singled out in a list of the country's 10 worst in a poll by Continental Tyres.

People in the street today said the hump was a "nightmare" which was responsible for a catalogue of damage to cars.

Alan Horton said: "When it rains the hump floods and people who don't know the road and can't see it damage their cars.

"It really is a nightmare. I can see why it has been voted the worst in the country. I totally agree."

Stanley and June Moseley live opposite the hump and said people just could not see it during bad weather.

Mr Moseley said: "That hump must be removed because it must have caused thousands of pounds of damage to people's cars."

Councillor Kath Williams, a parish and district councillor, today said she had been told there were plans to replace the hump with speed cushions.

Action group Wyrley Residents Against The Humps (WRATH) has battled against the large number of speed humps in the village over recent years.

Speed humps were fitted throughout the village in 2001 as part of a project to make routes to schools safer but it caused an outcry. Some were removed and others reduced in height.

Continental Tyres has seen the volume of tyres returned due to impact damage increase by 60 per cent since 2001.

Research by Warranty Direct showed over the last 10 years an average of one in eight cars suffered suspension damage attributed to speed humps.