Westerners not wanted in Highgate ?

To stop motorists from turning right off busy Highgate High Street into a side street called South Grove, Camden Council (London) erected the NO ENTRY sign shown here.

A council CCTV mobile unit driver monitoring the site said: "It's going very well. We've just started and caught two in the first ten minutes. Drivers get hit with a £50 fine. If they don't like it then they can call the council."

A Camden Council spokesman said the sign was intended "to protect pedestrians and drivers at a dangerous junction"."Our mobile CCTV car was there to enforce traffic contraventions in the area and local residents have been very supportive of our recent enforcement action."

The Council will replace the sign with a standard NO RIGHT TURN sign. Apparently it was not directed to only aid road users with Middle East origins and any confusion only arose from those unaware of their East from their West.
Camden resident, playwright, wit and raconteur Alan Bennett said, " It certainly has it's amusing side", and smiled bleakly.