What would be the approximate price of a road sign bought privately?
I am thinking of something like this which is on a pole about 4 foot high and contains 4-inch black lettering on a non-reflective white background
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Cost of a road sign (see image)
Jun 01, 2007
16 Replies
£185.
£25.60 + VAT
Si
Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot ( snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Will that be for one that's less shy than the one in the pic, though?
In message , Doo-dah writes
AFAIK road signs tend to be done by a department of the local council - it's usually a couple of guys in a shed with a pile of sheet metal, a few templates and a spray gun. Easiest way might be to ring them up and see if they can either do something for you or at least point you in the right direction.
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About £30-£40 for the sign, £4 for the fixings and £15-£20 for the post.
The message from "Doo-dah" contains these words:
Find where you local council's sign department is (there's often a phone number on the back) and knock on the door and offer cash.
£1 3s 6d
The message from leo contains these words:
You'll not find any that are painted. They're all done with self-adhesive "ballatini" plastic, which is the retroreflective stuff with the tiny glass beads in it. They're cut out on a vinyl cutter like the wide-boys use for odd squiggles on their Novas and stuck on.
You don't want one like that. It's facing the wrong way for a start.
On Ally? Hardly likely.
Missus agrees.
It's Polish. They do everything cheaper.
Si
Did we get overcharged, then? That is what the council charged us for replacing a similar sign that one of our drivers "bent".
You're paying "Insurance Claim Rates".
The message from Palindrome contains these words:
I would imagine they charged an hour's labour to install it, too.
If you want to put it up in a public place (maintained by the council), I think the council have to put up the sign.
I was at a home watch meeting when they were talking about putting up signs. Something about the council enforce this to reduce any legal risk of a sign causing injury or damage and being sued.
Not sure if it's law, but you may want to look into it.
Regards,
Tim
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