South Lanarkshire Council to repair half of all school speed limit sign after 'server malfunction'

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South Lanarkshire Council are having to repair speed limit sign outside of half of all schools across the region due to a "server malfunction".

The local authority has been in discussions with its contractor over fixing the 20mph speed limit signs outside a number of schools.Faults in the signs have come from "communication issues" and a "server malfunction".The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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