Stickers saying ’30mph’ could be seen on wheelie bins in Helensburgh and Lomond as part of a new initiative.
Speeding is still an issue in the area, a new report by Police Scotland Inspector Roddy MacNeill has said.
And he outlined a ‘ wheelie bin speed limit sticker campaign’ which is currently being implemented.
“This is 30mph stickers that go on the wheelie bins and on bin days it gives constant signage the full length of the street in question, at no cost to the local community,” he said in a report to next week’s meeting of the Helensburgh and Lomond area community planning group.
“It may influence driver behaviour, and has been used to some effect in Dumfries.
“We continue to service the speeding areas best we can.”
Similar tactics have been used in Tayside and Nottinghamshire but in Suffolk the council threatened residents who used their owns signs with legal action, saying they were unattractive and may encourage people to leave bins out.
Inspector MacNeill’s report also said that fraud was still an issue locally and was proving very difficult to prevent or detect.
“They have many forms – cold callers, emails, texts, DVLA, HMRC, Sky, Amazon, Post Office, EBay, investment opportunities – all fishing for bank details,” he said.
“Most perpetrators seem to sit abroad, very difficult to prevent or detect. We are putting warnings in the media and out via social media to prevent person becoming involved.”
He said Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park was becoming ‘very busy’ as travel restrictions eased, and weekly meetings were being held to plan responses to this.
Specialist units such as mounted police might be deployed, he said, while police would support Argyll and Bute Council staff in patrolling ‘hot spots’ for wild camping.
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