Elgin residents left feeling ‘drunk’ after Moray Council paints wonky yellow lines on Bruceland Road
Residents have been left bemused by the botched double yellow lines painted outside their homes.
The wobbly road markings, which some people described as being “painted freehand by some small kids”, appeared on Bruceland Road, just behind Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin.
Their arrival has been met locally with a mixture of anger and amusement.
Alan Cowie, who’s been a Bruceland Road resident for the past decade, said: “When you look at them it almost feels like you’re drunk.
“I arrived home from working at the leisure centre to see all these wonky lines on the street. It looks like someone has taken a running go at it.”
The yellow lines were repainted last week by Moray Council after Bruceland Road was resurfaced a month ago.
Katie Milne, who has lived in the road since May, is also unimpressed with the results.
She said: “You would think they’d been painted freehand by some small kids.
“They obviously needed to take a bit more time and care. It’s a complete eyesore as it stands.”
Peter Bloomfield, one of the ward councillors in the area, described the paint efforts as “terrible”.
He said: “There’s no excuse for that. If they didn’t have the right equipment for the job, they shouldn’t have attempted it in the first place.
“I’ll be forwarding on a picture to the head of the relevant council department to see what she has to say about it.”
A Moray Council spokesperson explained something would be done about the poorly painted lines.
They said: “This work is not to our usual standard and we’re currently in the process of fixing it.”
