A Covingham resident is hoping his home-made sign will persuade councillors to remove a large speed hump.

As heavy lorries travel along Kingfisher Drive the vibrations from the speed hump can be felt in the homes which back on to the road.

And Hugh Hamilton has put the sign, pictured above, at the side of the road.

Mr Hamilton puts the sign on the side of the road every day but said: "I bring it in at night I'm scared the council will take it."

The speed hump, called a speed table, was installed in Kingfisher Drive during 2003.

Since then the road has also been given smaller speed humps, build-outs, which only allow one vehicle to pass, a 20mph speed limit and a zebra crossing.

In nearby Covingham Drive the council removed a speed hump and introduced vehicle activated signs instead after residents protested.

Mr Hamilton, a retired 66-year-old of St Katherine's Green, wants to know why the council will not remove the speed hump behind his house.

He said: "By removing it from Covingham Drive they have proved my point that it's not helping.

"We've all been campaigning on this and still nothing has been done."

Mr Hamilton thinks some lorries speed over the hump at 40mph. And, when they do he says his house shakes.

Other angry St Katherine's Green residents are supporting his campaign.

Patricia Clark, 68, said: "The noise of big trucks over the speed hump wakes me up at night. It doesn't slow any of the traffic down."

Neil Vizard, 34, who works at Honda, is pleased Mr Hamilton is trying to get rid of the speed hump.

He said: "I think the council should take notice of what the minority is doing."

Swindon Council spokesman Gavin Calthrop said: "Council officers have visited one of the properties to assess the noise and vibration.

"At the time of the visits, these issues did not seem excessive given the low traffic speeds and reduced volumes of traffic on Kingfisher Drive.

"Since then the council has put up signs in the area to discourage vehicles, particularly heavy goods vehicles from using the Covingham area.

"The situation has improved since March 2003 with the number of injury accidents and casualties reduced by 55 per cent and 70 per cent respectively."

Lyndsay Scanlan