DRIVERS could find themselves stuck behind slow vehicles for much longer on one Herefordshire road if proposed changes go ahead.

Councillors in Stoke Lacy, on the A465 between Hereford and Bromyard, want further traffic calming measures installed in the village, which has 40 and 30 miles per hour speed limits.

The village is already frequently visited by West Mercia Police's speed camera van.

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But now, draft minutes from Stoke Lacy parish council's September meeting reveal, the war on speeders could be stepped up another notch.

The minutes said councillors had reviewed the latest proposed traffic calming designs received from the section 106 team. 

So-called section 106 (S106) agreements are financial undertakings developers give to councils made when larger schemes are given planning permission, to pay for improvements for the wider community.

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Councillors are now requesting that the S106 project manager considers making the dual carriageway section of the A465 heading towards Hereford a permanent right turn on safety grounds.

The short dual carriageway stretch, on the Hereford side of the village, is frequently used for overtaking by motorists heading towards Hereford, although it is also used to turn right to Little Cowarne at the top of the hill, and is in a 40 miles per hour limit.

Councillors also proposed moving a proposed speed indicator device position and extending the solid white line in Cricks Green, on the Bromyard side of the village, to the village gates, replacing the dotted white line currently in existence.