Drivers confused by backwards road sign

Bemused motorists could well be asking 'SO what?' after this rather baffling sign appeared on a Northampton road.

The backwards 20mph sign has appeared on Hawthorn Road, in Abington, Northampton, close to the junction of Broadway East.



It is not clear why the sign – a mirror image of the others in the area – has appeared on the road and Northamptonshire County Council is investigating how the inverted markings came to be there.

A spokeswoman for Northamptonshire County Council said the authority had not been aware of the mistake. "We will investigate this and get to the bottom of what's happened."