Login Register  Speed bumps on Scartho road are damaging cars,
say residents  By Grimsby Telegraph  |  Posted: December 08,
2012  ANGRY: Local residents who are unhappy with the speed
bumps in Southfield Road, Scartho,  with ward councillor Ron
Shepherd, crouching. Pictured are, from left, Doug Robinson,
Doug Tamtlin and Mick Parrish.   Comments (0)  MOTORISTS claim
controversial speed bumps are causing severe damage to their
cars.  Those in Southfield Avenue, Scartho, and surrounding
streets talk of expensive repair bills – and one driver claims
he had to replace all four suspension springs in just a year.
The speed bumps were put in by North East Lincolnshire Council
in 2001 to stop the road being used as a rat-run between Louth
Road and Waltham Road.  Speed limits were also reduced to 20mph
and road-narrowing gates used.  Related content  But while
initially the speed restrictions were welcomed by residents,
upon completion in 2001, they then noticed damage to cars'
suspension.  Council figures also show