Inadequate temporary signage at junction
Department for Transport received 2 coroners' reports about this hazard between 16 May 2025 and 6 Apr 2026.
They came from 2 different coroners in 2 coroner areas. A similar concern was raised again 1 time after the first warning.
A published response was found for 1 of the 1 earlier reports, stating 0 specific actions.
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“I am however concerned that in respect of the national regulations, I am told that the temporary signage installed at the collision site was compliant with the guidance.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Department for Transport responded.Response (PDF) ↗
- 11 months laterClosely relatedConfidence 0.85 · higha different coroner
“I am concerned of that the only recourse for a Network Inspector to get temporary traffic management signage replaced, is an apparently protracted procedural route involving multiple individuals remote from the site”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Repeated from the earlier report:concernedtemporarysignagesite
Department for Transport responded.Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗
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2025 → 2026Allan Stevenson11 months after Patricia Bushell · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · highBoth reports concern the adequacy and management of temporary traffic signage on roads. The earlier report questions whether compliant signage is sufficient, while the later report highlights procedural barriers to correcting inadequate signage.
Patricia Bushell · 16 May 2025
“I am however concerned that in respect of the national regulations, I am told that the temporary signage installed at the collision site was compliant with the guidance.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Allan Stevenson · 6 Apr 2026
“I am concerned of that the only recourse for a Network Inspector to get temporary traffic management signage replaced, is an apparently protracted procedural route involving multiple individuals remote from the site”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗
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- Concerns from reports to Department for Transport at least six months apart were compared by meaning (Qwen3 embeddings) and wording (TF-IDF).
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| Link | Meaning | Wording | Judge | Coroner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 → 2026 | 0.69 | 0.20 | Closely related · 0.85 | different |
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